4 Maccabees 2:20 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

For if reason could not control anger, he would not have spoken thus.

Common English Bible

If clear thinking couldn’t control anger, he wouldn’t have said this.

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

For if reasoning didn’t possess the power of subduing angry affections, he would not have said this.

World English Bible British Edition

For if reasoning didn’t possess the power of subduing angry affections, he would not have said this.

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

For if reason could not control anger, he would not have spoken thus.

4 Maccabees 2:20 Cross References