4 Maccabees 13:25-27

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²⁵ A common zeal for nobility strengthened their goodwill toward one another and their concord, ²⁶ because they could make their brotherly love more fervent with the aid of piety. ²⁷ But although nature and companionship and virtuous habits had augmented the affection of family ties, those who were left endured for the sake of piety, watching their brothers being maltreated and tortured to death.