4 Maccabees 2:24 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

²⁴ How is it then, one might say, that if reason is master of the emotions, it does not control forgetfulness and ignorance?

Common English Bible

²⁴ Someone might say, “Then why doesn’t clear thinking control memory loss and ignorance, if it is in charge of the emotions?” But that argument is completely ridiculous.

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

²⁴ How, then, a man may say, if reasoning is master of the emotions, has it no control over forgetfulness and ignorance?

World English Bible British Edition

²⁴ How, then, a man may say, if reasoning is master of the emotions, has it no control over forgetfulness and ignorance?

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²⁴ How is it then, one might say, that if reason is master of the passions, it does not control forgetfulness and ignorance?

4 Maccabees 2:24 Cross References