Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why
LXX

4 Maccabees 15:16

O thou mother, who wast tried at this time with bitterer pangs than those of parturition!

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
O you mother, who was tried at this time with bitterer pangs than those of parturition!
Septuagint in American English (2012)