2 Esdras 7:21

21 For God hath given strict commandment to such as came, what they should do to live, even as they came, and what they should observe to avoid punishment.

2 Esdras 7:21 In-Context

19 And He said unto me. "There is no judge above God, and none that hath understanding above the Highest.
20 For there be many that perish in this life, because they despise the law of God that is set before them.
21 For God hath given strict commandment to such as came, what they should do to live, even as they came, and what they should observe to avoid punishment.
22 Nevertheless they were not obedient unto Him, but spoke against Him and imagined vain things,
23 and deceived themselves by their wicked deeds, and said of the Most High that He is not, and knew not His ways.
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