4 Maccabees 16:17 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) For it would be shameful if, while an aged man endures such agonies for the sake of religion, you young men were to be terrified by tortures. Common English Bible It would really be a disgrace if you young men lost your nerve in the face of this torture after an old man endured so much suffering out of respect for God. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers For it would be disgraceful if this old man endured pains for the sake of righteousness, and that you who are younger would be afraid of the tortures. World English Bible British Edition For it would be disgraceful if this old man endured pains for the sake of righteousness, and that you who are younger would be afraid of the tortures. New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 For it would be shameful if, while an aged man endures such agonies for the sake of piety, you young men were to be terrified by tortures. |