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2 Esdras 7:21-24
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
2 Esdras 7:21-24
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
21 For the Lord[a] strictly commanded those who came into the world, when they came, what they should do to live and what they should observe to avoid punishment.(A) 22 Nevertheless, they were not obedient and spoke against him;
they devised for themselves vain thoughts(B)
23 and proposed to themselves wicked frauds;
they even declared that the Most High does not exist,
and they ignored his ways.(C)
24 They scorned his law
and denied his covenants;
they have been unfaithful to his statutes
and have not performed his works.(D)
Footnotes
- 7.21 Other ancient authorities read God
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