Holy Scripture
4 Maccabees 6:30
Source: Septuagint
Original
30Thus speaking, the holy man departed, noble in his torments, and even to the agonies of death resisted in his reasoning for the sake of the law.
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28Be merciful to thy people, and be satisfied with the punishment of me on their account.
29Let my blood be a purification for them, and take my life in recompense for theirs.
— 4 Maccabees 6:30 —
31Confessedly, therefore, religious reasoning is master of the passions.
32For had the passions been superior to reasoning, I would have given them the witness of this mastery.