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4 Maccabees 11:5

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5 Is it because we revere the Creator of all things and live according to his virtuous law?
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3 I have come of my own accord, so that by murdering me you will incur punishment from the heavenly justice for even more crimes.
4 Hater of virtue, hater of humankind, for what act of ours are you destroying us in this way?
5 Is it because we revere the Creator of all things and live according to his virtuous law?
6 But these deeds deserve honors, not tortures."

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  • [a]. Other ancient authorities read [Or does it seem evil to you that]
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