4 Maccabees 16:24

24 By encouraging them with these words, the mother of the seven brothers persuaded each one of her sons to die rather than disobey God's commandment.

4 Maccabees 16:24 In-Context

22 So you must show the same faithfulness toward God and not be angry.

23 After all, it isn't logical for people who truly know and serve God to not hold out against pain."

24 By encouraging them with these words, the mother of the seven brothers persuaded each one of her sons to die rather than disobey God's commandment.

25 They knew very well that those who die for God will also live in God's presence, just like Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the ancestors of the nation.