2 Esdras 7:60

60 It's the same with the judgment that I have promised: I will be pleased with the few who will be saved, because they are the ones who now praise and honor me and make my name known.

2 Esdras 7:60 In-Context

58 I answered, "Lord and master, the common things are cheap; it is the rare things that are valuable."

59 "All right," he replied, "so draw the logical conclusion: the person who has what is scarce has more reason to be pleased than the person who has what is plentiful.

60 It's the same with the judgment that I have promised: I will be pleased with the few who will be saved, because they are the ones who now praise and honor me and make my name known.

61 I will not be sad about the large number of people who will be lost, because even now they last no longer than a vapor; they disappear like fire and smoke; they catch fire, blaze up, and quickly go out."

62 Then I said to the earth, "Look at what you have done! When you gave birth to the rest of creation you gave birth to reason.

Footnotes

• [a]. [Some ancient translations] judgment; [Latin] creation.