2 Esdras 7:111

111 If righteous people prayed for the unrighteous during such times when corruption increased and injustice multiplied, why won't the same thing happen at the Judgment Day?"

2 Esdras 7:111 In-Context

109 Elijah prayed that the people might have rain and for a dead person to come back to life.
110 Hezekiah prayed for the people during the time of Sennacherib. And there are many other examples.
111 If righteous people prayed for the unrighteous during such times when corruption increased and injustice multiplied, why won't the same thing happen at the Judgment Day?"
112 "The present age is not the end of everything," the angel answered. "Even in this age, the glorious presence of God is not always seen. That is why the strong have prayed for the weak during this age.
113 But the Judgment Day will be the end of the present age and the beginning of the future age. Then all corruption will end,
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.