4 Maccabees 6:30-32

Common English Bible

³⁰ When he said this, the holy man died with dignity from the torture. By thinking clearly, he resisted even while facing the pains of death for the sake of the Law.

Eleazar is praised as an example

³¹ So without question, godly thinking rules over the emotions. ³² If the emotions had overpowered clear thinking in these events, we would have given evidence of their superior strength.