4 Maccabees 15:29

29 You are the mother of the whole nation. You stood up for the Law, defended the godly way of life, and won the contest that was raging deep inside you.

4 Maccabees 15:29 In-Context

27 She chose not to seek the kind of rescue that would keep her seven sons safe for a short time.

28 This daughter of devout Abraham remembered her ancestor's endurance.

29 You are the mother of the whole nation. You stood up for the Law, defended the godly way of life, and won the contest that was raging deep inside you.

30 You were better than men when it came to determination, and braver than men when it came to endurance!

31 Noah's ark, which carried the future of the whole world inside of it during the flood that swallowed up creation, steadily endured the waves. In the same way, you, the guardian of the Law, endured the storms honorably for the sake of the godly way of life,