4 Maccabees 1:3 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 If, then, it is evident that reason rules over those passions that hinder self-control, namely, gluttony and lust, Common English Bible Therefore, if clear thinking is shown to control the emotions that prevent self-control, such as the tendency to overeat and rampant desire, World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers If, then, reasoning appears to hold the mastery over the emotions which stand in the way of temperance, such as gluttony and lust, World English Bible British Edition If, then, reasoning appears to hold the mastery over the emotions which stand in the way of temperance, such as gluttony and lust, Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) If, then, it is evident that reason rules over those emotions that hinder self-control, namely, gluttony and lust, |