23 But religious reasoning, having strengthened her courage in the midst of sufferings, enabled her to forego, for the time, parental love. (WEB)
4 Maccabees 15:23
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4 Maccabees 16:3–5
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4 Maccabees 15:7–9
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4 Maccabees 16:12–14
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4 Maccabees 14:19–20
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4 Maccabees 15:26–28
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4 Maccabees 7:21–23
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4 Maccabees 7:15–17
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4 Maccabees 15:13–15
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