4 Maccabees 8:23
In 2 translations
- WEB
- Let’s not oppose necessity, nor seek vain-glory by our own torture.
- LXXE8:21
- And Divine Justice will pardon us if we fear the king through necessity.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br8:21
- Συγγνώσεται δὲ ἡμῖν καὶ ἡ θεία δίκη διʼ ἀνάγκην τὸν βασιλὲα φοβηθεῖσιν.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 8:23 in most Bibles