4 Maccabees 13:3

3 But it didn't turn out that way at all. Instead, they dominated the emotions through the kind of clear thinking that deserves praise in God's opinion.

4 Maccabees 13:3 In-Context

1 So if the seven brothers rose above suffering to the point of death, everyone should recognize that godly thinking is supreme over the emotions.

2 If they had shown that they were slaves to their emotions by eating the polluting food, we would have admitted that they were conquered by the emotions.

3 But it didn't turn out that way at all. Instead, they dominated the emotions through the kind of clear thinking that deserves praise in God's opinion.

4 We can't fail to notice the mind's leadership because they had power over both emotions and pain.

5 How can anyone not recognize the ability of good thinking to govern the emotions in such people as these, since they didn't turn away from the severe pain of fire?