2 Esdras 3:12-14

Common English Bible

¹² “When those who lived on earth began to multiply (and multiply they did—children, peoples, and many nations), they began again to act wickedly, even more so than the previous ones. ¹³ When they committed iniquity before you, you chose one from among them whose name was Abraham. ¹⁴ You loved him and showed him alone the end of times, secretly by night.