4 Maccabees 16:8 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) In vain, my sons, I endured many birth-pangs for you, and the more grievous anxieties of your upbringing. Common English Bible My sons, I bore the long pains of labor for you and even more stress in raising you for no reason! World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers Vainly, for your sakes, O sons, have I endured many pangs, and the more difficult anxieties of rearing. World English Bible British Edition Vainly, for your sakes, O sons, have I endured many pangs, and the more difficult anxieties of rearing. New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 In vain, my sons, I endured many birth pangs for you and the more grievous anxieties of your upbringing. |