2 Esdras 14:20 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

²⁰ Behold, I will go, as thou hast commanded me, and reprove the people that now be: but they that shall be born afterward, who shall admonish them? for the world is set in darkness, and they that dwell therein are without light.

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Common English Bible

²⁰ The world is in darkness. Those who live in it have no light,

Good News Translation (US Version)

²⁰ I am ready to depart, as you have commanded, and I will warn the present generation; but who will warn the people who have not yet been born? This world is a dark place, and its people have no light.

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

²⁰ Behold, I will go, as you have commanded me, and reprove the people who now live, but who will warn those who will be born afterward? For the world is set in darkness, and those who dwell in it are without light.

Good News Bible (Anglicised)

²⁰ I am ready to depart, as you have commanded, and I will warn the present generation; but who will warn the people who have not yet been born? This world is a dark place, and its people have no light.

World English Bible British Edition

²⁰ Behold, I will go, as you have commanded me, and reprove the people who now live, but who will warn those who will be born afterward? For the world is set in darkness, and those who dwell in it are without light.

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional

²⁰ For I will go, as you have commanded me, and I will reprove the people who are now living; but who will warn those who will be born hereafter? For the world lies in darkness, and its inhabitants are without light.

2 Esdras 14:20 Cross References