13 partly from the sympathy of acquaintance, and partly in admiration of his endurance, some of the attendants of the king said, (WEB) 14 “Why do you unreasonably destroy yourself, O Eleazar, with these miseries? (WEB) 15 We will bring you some meat cooked by yourself, and you can save yourself by pretending that you have eaten swine’s flesh.” (WEB)
4 Maccabees 6:13–15
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4 Maccabees 5:5–7
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2 Maccabees 6:20–22
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4 Maccabees 5:13–15
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2 Baruch 33:2–3
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4 Maccabees 8:9–11
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