2 Maccabees 7:10
Good News Translation
The soldiers began entertaining themselves with the third brother. When he was ordered to stick out his tongue, he quickly did so. Then he bravely held out his hands

New Revised Standard Version
After him, the third was the victim of their sport. When it was demanded, he quickly put out his tongue and courageously stretched forth his hands,

Contemporary English Version
When he died, they started torturing the third brother and shouted, "Stick out your tongue!" He immediately obeyed and bravely stretched out his arms as well.

New American Bible
After him the third suffered their cruel sport. He put forth his tongue at once when told to do so, and bravely stretched out his hands,

Douay-Rheims Bible
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:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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 7:8
But he answered in his own language, and said: I will not do it. Wherefore he also, in the next place, received the torments of the first:

2 Maccabees 7:9
And when he was at the last gasp, he said thus: Thou indeed, O most wicked man, destroyest us out of this present life: but the King of the world will raise us up, who die for his laws, in the resurrection of eternal life.

2 Maccabees 7:11
And said with confidence: These I have from heaven, but for the laws of God I now despise them, because I hope to receive them again from him.

2 Maccabees 7:12
So that the king, and they that were with him, wondered at the young man's courage, because he esteemed the torments as nothing.

Context
2 Maccabees 7
9And when he was at the last gasp, he said thus: Thou indeed, O most wicked man, destroyest us out of this present life: but the King of the world will raise us up, who die for his laws, in the resurrection of eternal life. 10After 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: 11And said with confidence: These I have from heaven, but for the laws of God I now despise them, because I hope to receive them again from him.…
Cross References
2 Maccabees 7:8
But he answered in his own language, and said: I will not do it. Wherefore he also, in the next place, received the torments of the first:

2 Maccabees 7:9
And when he was at the last gasp, he said thus: Thou indeed, O most wicked man, destroyest us out of this present life: but the King of the world will raise us up, who die for his laws, in the resurrection of eternal life.

2 Maccabees 7:11
And said with confidence: These I have from heaven, but for the laws of God I now despise them, because I hope to receive them again from him.

2 Maccabees 7:12
So that the king, and they that were with him, wondered at the young man's courage, because he esteemed the torments as nothing.



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2 Maccabees 7:9
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