2 Esdras 9:12

12 and didn't come to their senses but continued to scoff while the opportunity for a changed life was still open to them—these people must acknowledge me in torment after death.

2 Esdras 9:12 In-Context

10 Those who didn't acknowledge me when they were alive, even though they received benefits;

11 those who despised my Law while they were enjoying freedom

12 and didn't come to their senses but continued to scoff while the opportunity for a changed life was still open to them—these people must acknowledge me in torment after death.

13 But don't be curious any longer about how the wicked will be tortured. Instead, inquire how and when the righteous, to whom the world belongs and because of whom the world exists, will be saved."

14 I answered,