3 The lions around Daniel were not so fierce, nor the furnace of Misael burning with most vehement fires as that natural love of children burned within her, when she saw her seven sons tortured. (WEB)
4 Maccabees 16:3
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2 Maccabees 7:19–21
19 but don’t think that you will be unpunished, having tried to fight against God!” (WEB) 20 But above all, the mother was marvelous and worthy of honorable memory; for when she watched seven sons perishing within the space of one day, she bore the sight with a good coura… (WEB)
4 Maccabees 14:11–13
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4 Maccabees 15:21–23
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4 Maccabees 16:12–14
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4 Maccabees 17:1–3
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4 Maccabees 15:10–12
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4 Maccabees 15:5–7
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4 Maccabees 15:14–16
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