2 Esdras 7:140

140 If he did not, only a handful of the whole human race would be left."

2 Esdras 7:140 In-Context

138 He is spoken of as pardoning because, if it were not for his goodness in pardoning sinners, not one person in ten thousand would gain life.

139 He is called judge because he pardons and blots out the many sins of those who were created by his word.

140 If he did not, only a handful of the whole human race would be left."

Footnotes

• [a]. [Verses 106-140 are the equivalent of verses 36-70 in the King James Version.]