Löydetty 536 Tulokset: Death To Sin
In all these things, may our God be blessed for he has handed over the impious to death. (2 Maccabees 1, 17)
Then some of Heliodorus' companions begged Onias to call upon the Most High to grant the grace of life to him who was at the point of death. (2 Maccabees 3, 31)
He himself who dwells in heaven watches over the place and defends it, striking to death those who come to profane it." (2 Maccabees 3, 39)
He became angry with Andronicus and immediately removed him from office. Then he ordered that Andronicus be divested of his purple robe, tore his garments off him, and led him all around the city up to the place where Andronicus had murdered Onias, and right there the king ordered that he be put to death - God dealing out to him the punishment he deserved. (2 Maccabees 4, 38)
The king actually dismissed all the accusations against Menelaus, the cause of all this evil, while he condemned to death Menelaus' unfortunate accusers who would have been acquitted had a tribunal of barbarians judged them. (2 Maccabees 4, 47)
But he preferred to die honorably than to live in disgrace, and voluntarily came to the place where they beat him to death. He spit out bravely the piece of meat, (2 Maccabees 6, 19)
In this way, he could escape death, and be treated with humanity for the sake of their long-time friendship. (2 Maccabees 6, 22)
So I shall leave an excellent example to the young, dying voluntarily and valiantly for the sacred and holy laws." Having said this, he gave himself over to death. (2 Maccabees 6, 28)
When he was almost at the point of death, he said groaning, "The Holy Lord, who sees all, knows that though I could have saved myself from death, I now endure terrible sufferings in my body. But in my soul, I suffer gladly because of the respect I have for him." (2 Maccabees 6, 30)
In his death, he left a noble example and a memorial of virtue and strength, not only to the young but to the whole nation. (2 Maccabees 6, 31)
At the point of death, he cried out, "I would rather die at the hands of men, and wait for the promises of God who will raise us up; you, however, shall have no part in the resurrection of life." (2 Maccabees 7, 14)
After this, they took the sixth who, at the point of death, said, "Don't be mistaken. We suffer all this because of ourselves for we have sinned against our own God; so these astonishing things have come upon us. (2 Maccabees 7, 18)
