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But they that stood by, being moved with wicked pity, for the old friendship they had with the man, taking him aside, desired that flesh might be brought, which it was lawful for him to eat, that he might make as if he had eaten, as the king had commanded of the flesh of the sacrifice: (2 Maccabees 6, 21)
That by so doing he might be delivered from death: and for the sake of their old friendship with the man they did him this courtesy. (2 Maccabees 6, 22)
But he began to consider the dignity of his age, and his ancient years, and the inbred honour of his grey head, and his good life and conversation from a child: and he answered without delay, according to the ordinances of the holy law made by God, saying, that he would rather be sent into the other world. (2 Maccabees 6, 23)
For though, for the present time, I should be delivered from the punishments of men, yet should I not escape the hand of the Almighty neither alive nor dead. (2 Maccabees 6, 26)
And they that led him, and had been a little before more mild, were changed to wrath for the words he had spoken, which they thought were uttered out of arrogancy. (2 Maccabees 6, 29)
But when he was now ready to die with the stripes, he groaned, and said: O Lord, who hast the holy knowledge, thou knowest manifestly that whereas I might be delivered from death, I suffer grevious pains in body: but in soul am well content to suffer these things be- cause I fear thee. (2 Maccabees 6, 30)
Saying: The Lord God will look upon the truth, and will take pleasure in us, "as Moses declared in the profession of the canticle: And In his servants he will take pleasure. (2 Maccabees 7, 6)
But he answered in his own language, and said: I will not do it. Wherefore Ire also in the next place, received the torments of the first: (2 Maccabees 7, 8)
After him the third was made a mocking stock, and when he was required, he quickly put forth his tongue, and courageously stretched out his hands: (2 Maccabees 7, 10)
So that the king, and they that were with him, wondered at the young man's courage, because he esteemed the torments as nothing. (2 Maccabees 7, 12)
Now the mother was to be ad above measure, and worthy to be remembered by good men, who beheld seven sons slain in the space of one day, and bore it with a good courage, for the hope that she had in God: (2 Maccabees 7, 20)
Now Antiochus, thinking himself despised, and withal despising the voice of the upbraider, when the youngest was yet alive, did not only exhort him by words, but also assured him with an oath, that he would make him a rich and a happy man, and, if he would turn from the laws of his fathers, would take him for a friend, and furnish him with things necessary. (2 Maccabees 7, 24)
