4 Maccabees 1:12-14

Common English Bible

¹² I will say more about this shortly. First I will begin with my main point, as is my custom, and then I will return to their story, giving glory to God, who possesses all wisdom.

Definition of terms

¹³ So we are exploring the question of whether clear thinking has full power over the emotions. ¹⁴ We need to define what careful reasoning is, what we mean by emotion, how many different kinds of emotions there are, and whether clear thinking has full power over all these things.