14 By the spirit of reasoning, and the reasoning of Isaac, he rendered powerless the many-headed rack. (WEB) 15 O blessed old age, and reverend hoar head, and life obedient to the law, which the faithful seal of death perfected. (WEB) 16 If, then, an old man, through religion, despised tortures even to death, then certainly religious reasoning is ruler of the emotions. (WEB)
4 Maccabees 7:14–16
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4 Maccabees 16:1–2
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