4 Maccabees 8:15 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) But when they had heard the inducements and saw the dreadful devices, not only were they not afraid, but they also opposed the tyrant with their own philosophy, and by their right reasoning nullified his tyranny. Common English Bible The brothers heard the promises and saw the terrible instruments, but they weren’t afraid. Instead, they resisted the tyrant’s arguments with their own philosophy and defeated the power of his tyranny through clear thinking. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers Now let’s consider the matter. Had any of them been weak-spirited and cowardly among them, what reasoning would they have employed but these? World English Bible British Edition Now let’s consider the matter. Had any of them been weak-spirited and cowardly amongst them, what reasoning would they have employed but these? New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 But when they had heard the inducements and saw the dreadful devices, not only were they not afraid, but they also opposed the tyrant with their own philosophy and by their right reasoning nullified his tyranny. |