2 Esdras 7:20 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Yea, rather let many that now be perish, than that the law of God which is set before them be despised. More versionsCommon English Bible Better that many of those now alive should perish than that the Law of God, which is laid out before them, be disregarded. Good News Translation (US Version) It is better to let many people of the present age perish than to allow them to neglect the Law that God has given them. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers Yes, let many perish who now live, rather than that the law of God which is set before them be despised. Good News Bible (Anglicised) It is better to let many people of the present age perish than to allow them to neglect the Law that God has given them. World English Bible British Edition Yes, let many perish who now live, rather than that the law of God which is set before them be despised. New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional Let many perish who are now living, rather than that the law of God that is set before them be disregarded! |