4 Maccabees 4:24
Thomson 1808
not in this edition
Brenton 1851
And when he could by no means destroy by his decrees the obedience to the law of the nation, but saw all his threats and punishments without effect,
Greek · Brenton
Καὶ ἐπεὶ κατὰ μηδένα τρόπον ἴσχυεν καταλῦσαι διὰ τῶν δογμάτων τὴν τοῦ ἔθνους εὔνοιαν, ἀλλὰ πάσας τὰς ἑαυτοῦ ἀπειλὰς καὶ τιμωρίας ἑώρα καταλυομένας,