2 Esdras 7:123

123 What good is it that Paradise is shown to us, that its imperishable fruit can heal us and provide all we need? We can never go there 1

2 Esdras 7:123 In-Context

121 What good is it that safe and secure homes have been prepared for us in the future world, when we have lived such wicked lives?
122 What good is the promise that the glorious presence of God Most High will protect those who have lived pure lives, when our own lives have been so full of sin?
123 What good is it that Paradise is shown to us, that its imperishable fruit can heal us and provide all we need? We can never go there
124 because we have lived unacceptable lives.
125 What good is it that the faces of those who practice self-control will shine more brightly than the stars, when our own faces will be blacker than the night?

Cross References 1

  • 1. 7.123Ezekiel 47.12;Revelation 22.2.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.