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• The king was touched and became sad, and even wept as he remembered the personality and noble conduct of the departed. (2 Maccabees 4, 37)

• So, as the people were attacked by the men of Lysimachus, they reacted by picking up stones and clubs, and even gathered handfuls of ashes lying at hand, and threw everything against the men of Lysimachus. (2 Maccabees 4, 41)

• Everyone prayed that these apparitions would be an announcement of something good about to happen. (2 Maccabees 5, 4)

• Jason cruelly massacred his fellow citizens, without realizing that his victory against his own nation was the greatest defeat. He seemed to believe that he was winning over enemies when, in reality, these were his own people. (2 Maccabees 5, 6)

• When news of these events reached the king, he thought that the whole of Judea had risen in rebellion. He became furious and, leaving Egypt, went to take Jerusalem by force. (2 Maccabees 5, 11)

• He ordered his soldiers to kill without mercy everyone they encountered and to behead as well all those who took refuge in their houses. (2 Maccabees 5, 12)

• Judas Maccabeus, however, withdrew into the desert with about nine others willing to live like the wild beasts. There they fed on clean vegetables, for they did not want to eat unclean meat. (2 Maccabees 5, 27)

• It was no longer allowed to celebrate the sabbath or observe the customs of our fathers, or even to declare oneself a Jew. (2 Maccabees 6, 6)

• Therefore he never withdraws his mercy from us, and does not abandon his people, even when he punishes us with some adversity. (2 Maccabees 6, 16)

• as should be done by those who do not want to do things prohibited by the Law, even to save their life. (2 Maccabees 6, 20)

• Even if I could now be saved from men, I cannot - whether living or dead - escape from the hands of the Almighty. (2 Maccabees 6, 26)

• It happened also that seven brothers were arrested with their mother. The king had them scourged and flogged to force them to eat the flesh of a pig which was prohibited by the Law. (2 Maccabees 7, 1)