35 For you have not yet escaped the judgment of the Almighty God who sees all things. (WEB) 36 For these our brothers, having endured a short pain that brings everlasting life, have now died under God’s covenant. But you, through God’s judgment, will receive in just measure the penalties of your arrogance. (WEB) 37 But I, as my brothers, give up both body and soul for the laws of our fathers, calling upon God that he may speedily become gracious to the nation, and that you, amidst trials and plagues, may confess that he alone is God, (WEB)
2 Maccabees 7:35–37
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