19 The leading one of these is self-control, by whose means, indeed, it is that reasoning rules over the emotions. (WEB) 20 Of the emotions, pleasure and pain are the two most comprehensive; and they also by nature refer to the soul. (WEB) 21 There are many attendant affections surrounding pleasure and pain. (WEB)
4 Maccabees 1:19–21
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4 Maccabees 1:31–33
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4 Maccabees 1:3–5
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