4 Maccabees 7:17

17 Some people might object, "Not everyone has command of the emotions, since not everyone uses wisdom."

4 Maccabees 7:17 In-Context

15 How honorable is old age, respected gray hair, and a law-abiding life that the faithful seal of death made complete!

16 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.

17 Some people might object, "Not everyone has command of the emotions, since not everyone uses wisdom."

18 But the people who are fully committed to give God proper respect from the heart are alone able to control the sensations of the body.

19 This is because they believe that they don't die to God but rather continue to live for God like the ancestors of our nation, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.