Add parallel Print Page Options

53 The root of evil[a] is sealed off from you, weakness is abolished from you, and death is hidden; the netherworld[b] and decay have fled into oblivion. 54 Sorrows have passed, and the treasure of immortality is displayed to the end. 55 Therefore, don’t continue to ask about the great many who perish.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 2 Esdras 8:53 Versions lack of evil.
  2. 2 Esdras 8:53 Lat infernum

Bible Gateway Recommends

The CEB Student Bible
The CEB Student Bible
Retail: $33.99
Our Price: $19.49
Save: $14.50 (43%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars
CEB Pew Bible Navy
CEB Pew Bible Navy
Retail: $12.99
Our Price: $11.69
Save: $1.30 (10%)
The CEB Lectio Divina Prayer Bible, Bonded Leather
The CEB Lectio Divina Prayer Bible, Bonded Leather
Retail: $53.99
Our Price: $38.99
Save: $15.00 (28%)
5.0 of 5.0 stars
CEB Wesley Study Bible - Decotone Saddlebag Brown
CEB Wesley Study Bible - Decotone Saddlebag Brown
Retail: $52.99
Our Price: $38.99
Save: $14.00 (26%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars