4 Maccabees 6:12

12 At that point, partly out of pity for his old age,

4 Maccabees 6:12 In-Context

10 And like a noble athlete the old man, while being beaten, was victorious over his torturers;

11 in fact, with his face bathed in sweat, and gasping heavily for breath, he amazed even his torturers by his courageous spirit.

12 At that point, partly out of pity for his old age,

13 partly out of sympathy from their acquaintance with him, partly out of admiration for his endurance, some of the king's retinue came to him and said,

14 "Eleazar, why are you so irrationally destroying yourself through these evil things?