1 Is it any wonder? If the lusts of the soul, after participation with what is beautiful, are frustrated, (WEB) 2 on this ground, therefore, the temperate Joseph is praised in that by reasoning, he subdued, on reflection, the indulgence of the senses. (WEB) 3 For, although young, and ripe for sexual intercourse, he nullified by reasoning the stimulus of his emotions. (WEB)
4 Maccabees 2:1–3
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4 Maccabees 1:34–35
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4 Maccabees 3:1–3
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4 Maccabees 13:2–4
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4 Maccabees 2:17–19
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4 Maccabees 3:16–18
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