2 Esdras 7:12 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

Then were the entrances of this world made narrow, and sorrowful and toilsome: they are but few and evil, full of perils, and charged with great toils.

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Common English Bible

and the entrances of this world were made narrow, sorrowful, and troublesome. They are few and bad, full of dangers and involving people in great hardships.

Good News Translation (US Version)

Then the entrances into this world were made narrow and difficult to travel. They were rough, dangerous, and few in number.

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

Then the entrances of this world were made narrow, sorrowful, and toilsome. They are but few and evil, full of perils, and involved in great toils.

Good News Bible (Anglicised)

Then the entrances into this world were made narrow and difficult to travel. They were rough, dangerous, and few in number.

World English Bible British Edition

Then the entrances of this world were made narrow, sorrowful, and toilsome. They are but few and evil, full of perils, and involved in great toils.

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional

And so the entrances of this world were made narrow and sorrowful and toilsome; they are few and evil, full of dangers and involved in great hardships.

2 Esdras 7:12 Cross References