2 Esdras 4:30

30 At the beginning of time one grain of evil seed was sown in the heart of Adam. See how much wickedness it has already produced! Think of how much more it will produce before it is cut down and threshed out at Judgment Day. 1

2 Esdras 4:30 In-Context

28 The evil about which you have asked me has already been planted, but the time for its harvesting has not yet arrived.
29 This evil must be harvested, and this world where it was planted must be removed, before the new age where the good is to be planted can appear.
30 At the beginning of time one grain of evil seed was sown in the heart of Adam. See how much wickedness it has already produced! Think of how much more it will produce before it is cut down and threshed out at Judgment Day.
31 You can see for yourself what a big crop this one evil seed has produced.
32 How terrible will be the harvest on Judgment Day when these countless heads of grain are threshed out!"

Cross References 1

  • 1. 4.302 Esdras 3.20.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.