Löydetty 739 Tulokset: Age
He sent also that detestable ringleader Apollonius with an army of two and twenty thousand, commanding him to slay all those that were in their best age, and to sell the women and the younger sort: (2 Maccabees 5, 24)
Now I beseech those that read this book, that they be not discouraged for these calamities, but that they judge those punishments not to be for destruction, but for a chastening of our nation. (2 Maccabees 6, 12)
Eleazar, one of the principal scribes, an aged man, and of a well favoured countenance, was constrained to open his mouth, and to eat swine's flesh. (2 Maccabees 6, 18)
But he began to consider discreetly, and as became his age, and the excellency of his ancient years, and the honour of his gray head, whereon was come, and his most honest education from a child, or rather the holy law made and given by God: therefore he answered accordingly, and willed them straightways to send him to the grave. (2 Maccabees 6, 23)
For it becometh not our age, said he, in any wise to dissemble, whereby many young persons might think that Eleazar, being fourscore years old and ten, were now gone to a strange religion; (2 Maccabees 6, 24)
And so they through mine hypocrisy, and desire to live a little time and a moment longer, should be deceived by me, and I get a stain to mine old age, and make it abominable. (2 Maccabees 6, 25)
Wherefore now, manfully changing this life, I will shew myself such an one as mine age requireth, (2 Maccabees 6, 27)
And leave a notable example to such as be young to die willingly and courageously for the honourable and holy laws. And when he had said these words, immediately he went to the torment: (2 Maccabees 6, 28)
And thus this man died, leaving his death for an example of a noble courage, and a memorial of virtue, not only unto young men, but unto all his nation. (2 Maccabees 6, 31)
Then the king, being in a rage, commanded pans and caldrons to be made hot: (2 Maccabees 7, 3)
But he answered in his own language, and said, No. Wherefore he also received the next torment in order, as the former did. (2 Maccabees 7, 8)
And said courageously, These I had from heaven; and for his laws I despise them; and from him I hope to receive them again. (2 Maccabees 7, 11)
