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2 Maccabees 6:29-31
New Catholic Bible
2 Maccabees 6:29-31
New Catholic Bible
29 Those who a short time before had been so kindly disposed toward him now became hostile after this statement that they regarded as sheer madness. 30 When he was at the point of death as the result of the blows he had received, he groaned aloud and said: “The Lord in his holy knowledge clearly realizes that although I could have escaped death, not only am I enduring terrible sufferings in my body from this scourging, but in my soul I am gladly accepting these torments because of my awe of him.”
31 In this way he died, and by his death he left an example of courage and a model of virtue not only for the young but for the entire nation.
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