Good News Bible Anglicised

2 Esdras 7:120-125 Good News Bible Anglicised (GNBDC)

120. What good is the hope of eternity, when we find ourselves in such a completely hopeless situation?

121. What good is it that safe and secure homes have been prepared for us in the future world, when we have lived such wicked lives?

122. What good is the promise that the glorious presence of God Most High will protect those who have lived pure lives, when our own lives have been so full of sin?

123. What good is it that Paradise is shown to us, that its imperishable fruit can heal us and provide all we need? We can never go there

124. because we have lived unacceptable lives.

125. What good is it that the faces of those who practise self-control will shine more brightly than the stars, when our own faces will be blacker than the night?