4 Maccabees 5:37

37 My ancestors will receive me as pure, as one who does not fear your violence even to death.

4 Maccabees 5:37 In-Context

35 I will not put you to shame, philosophical reason, nor will I reject you, honored priesthood and knowledge of the law.

36 You, O king, shall not defile the honorable mouth of my old age, nor my long life lived lawfully.

37 My ancestors will receive me as pure, as one who does not fear your violence even to death.

38 You may tyrannize the ungodly, but you shall not dominate my religious principles, either by words or through deeds."