31 Now temperance consists of a command over the lusts. (WEB) 32 But of the lusts, some belong to the soul and others to the body. Reasoning appears to rule over both. (WEB) 33 Otherwise, how is it that when urged on to forbidden meats, we reject the gratification which would come from them? Isn’t it because reasoning is able to command the appetites? I believe so. (WEB)
4 Maccabees 1:31–33
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4 Maccabees 1:2–4
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4 Maccabees 2:3–5
3 For, although young, and ripe for sexual intercourse, he nullified by reasoning the stimulus of his emotions. (WEB) 4 It isn’t merely the stimulus of sensual indulgence, but that of every desire, that reasoning is able to master. (WEB) 5 For instance, the law says, “You shall… (WEB)
4 Maccabees 2:17–19
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4 Maccabees 1:18–20
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4 Maccabees 3:1–3
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4 Maccabees 2:8–10
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Sirach 18:29–31
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4 Maccabees 6:34–35
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