4 Maccabees 11:6

6 But these deeds deserve honors, not tortures."

4 Maccabees 11:6 In-Context

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."

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Other authorities add verses 7 and 8, +V7+W[If you but understood human feelings and had hope of salvation from God--] +V8+W[but, as it is, you are a stranger to God and persecute those who serve him."]
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