1 Maccabees

1 Maccabees 2:37

λέγοντες Ἀποθάνωμεν πάντες ἐν τῇ ἁπλότητι ἡμῶν· μαρτυρεῖ ἐφ’ ἡμᾶς ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἡ γῆ ὅτι ἀκρίτως ἀπόλλυτε ἡμᾶς.
King James Version (KJV)

But said, Let us die all in our innocency: heaven and earth shall testify for us, that ye put us to death wrongfully.

Modern English

saying instead, "Let us all die with a clear conscience — heaven and earth will witness that you kill us unjustly."

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