4 Maccabees 1:22-24

Revised Standard Version

²²Thus desire precedes pleasure and delight follows it. ²³Fear precedes pain and sorrow comes after. ²⁴Anger, as a man will see if he reflects on this experience, is an emotion embracing pleasure and pain.

Read full chapter

Revised Standard Version (RSV)

Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1946, 1952, and 1971 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Bible Gateway Recommends

RSV New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha, Expanded Edition, hardcover

RSV New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha, Expanded Edition, hardcover

Retail: $61.00

Our Price: $39.99

Save: $21.01 (34%)

4.5 of 5.0 stars

Ignatius Catholic Bible (RSV): Compact Edition - Imitation leather, Burgundy with Zipper

Ignatius Catholic Bible (RSV): Compact Edition - Imitation leather, Burgundy with Zipper

Retail: $49.95

Our Price: $35.99

Save: $13.96 (28%)

4.5 of 5.0 stars

Living the Word Catholic Women's Bible (Rsv2ce, Full Color, Single Column Hardcover Journal/Notetaking, Wide Margins)Second Catholic Edition, Cloth, Not Applicable

Living the Word Catholic Women's Bible (Rsv2ce, Full Color, Single Column Hardcover Journal/Notetaking, Wide Margins)Second Catholic Edition, Cloth, Not Applicable

Retail: $64.95

Our Price: $58.46

Save: $6.49 (10%)

RSV Ignatius Catholic Study Bible New Testament 2nd Edition, Leatherbound

RSV Ignatius Catholic Study Bible New Testament 2nd Edition, Leatherbound

Retail: $44.95

Our Price: $39.99

Save: $4.96 (11%)

4.5 of 5.0 stars

New Testament and Psalms for Men, Imitation Leather

New Testament and Psalms for Men, Imitation Leather

Retail: $29.95

Our Price: $21.99

Save: $7.96 (27%)

5.0 of 5.0 stars

RSV Personal Size Reference Bible--genuine leather, black

RSV Personal Size Reference Bible--genuine leather, black

Retail: $109.99

Our Price: $72.99

Save: $37.00 (34%)

View more titles