2 Esdras 7:101-103
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101 He said to me, “They shall have freedom for seven days, so that during these seven days they may see the things of which you have been told, and afterwards they shall be gathered in their habitations.”
No Intercession for the Ungodly
102 I answered and said, “If I have found favor in thy sight, show further to me, thy servant, whether on the day of judgment the righteous will be able to intercede for the ungodly or to entreat the Most High for them, 103 fathers for sons or sons for parents, brothers for brothers, relatives for their kinsmen, or friends[a] for those who are most dear.”
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- 2 Esdras 7:103 Syr Ethiop Arab 1: Lat kinsmen for their nearest, friends (literally the confident) for their dearest
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