2 Maccabees 7:18
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
18 After him they brought the sixth brother. When he was about to die, he said: “Have no vain illusions. We suffer these things on our own account, because we have sinned against our God; that is why such shocking things have happened.
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2 Maccabees 7:32
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
32 We, indeed, are suffering because of our sins.(A)
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