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So why is it surprising when the soul’s desire to join with something beautiful is defeated? Joseph, an example of self-control, is praised for this very thing.He had full control over his sexual desire through mental effort. Although he was a young man in his sexual prime, he defeated his sexual urges[a] with clear thinking.

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  1. 4 Maccabees 2:3 Or he swatted the gadfly of his urges.

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