4 Maccabees 14:2

2 How clear thinking is more royal than a king, and it is freer than a free person!

4 Maccabees 14:2 In-Context

1 More than this, they encouraged them to put up with abuse, not only ignoring their own pain but also controlling the feelings of brotherly love.

2 How clear thinking is more royal than a king, and it is freer than a free person!

3 How holy and harmonious was the symphony of the seven brothers for the sake of their godly way of life!

4 None of the seven boys gave in to fear or hesitated in the face of death.

5 Instead, all of them rushed to face death by torture, as if they were running a race toward immortality.