2 Esdras 7:47

47 And now I see that the world to come will bring delight to few, but torments to many.

2 Esdras 7:47 In-Context

45 I answered and said, “O sovereign Lord, I said then and[l] I say now: Blessed are those who are alive and keep your commandments!

46 But what of those for whom I prayed? For who among the living is there that has not sinned, or who is there among mortals that has not transgressed your covenant?

47 And now I see that the world to come will bring delight to few, but torments to many.

48 For an evil heart has grown up in us, which has alienated us from God,[m] and has brought us into corruption and the ways of death, and has shown us the paths of perdition and removed us far from life—and that not merely for a few but for almost all who have been created.”

49 He answered me and said, “Listen to me, Ezra,[n] and I will instruct you, and will admonish you once more.