4 Maccabees 7:16 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) If, therefore, because of piety an aged man despised tortures even to death, most certainly devout reason is governor of the emotions. Common English Bible So if an old man thought nothing of being tortured to death for the sake of showing God proper respect, without question godly thinking is the commander of the emotions. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers If, then, an old man, through religion, despised tortures even to death, then certainly religious reasoning is ruler of the emotions. World English Bible British Edition If, then, an old man, through religion, despised tortures even to death, then certainly religious reasoning is ruler of the emotions. New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 If, therefore, because of piety an aged man despised tortures even to death, most certainly pious reason is governor of the passions. |