This book is not inspired by God and is not part of the Christian canon or the Jewish Tanakh. It is shown only for historical and study purposes. View full explanation 2 Esdras 4:27 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 189527 For it is not able to bear the things that are promised to the righteous in the times to come: for this world is full of sadness and infirmities. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible27 Indeed, it can’t bring the things that are promised to the just during this age, because this world is full of sadness and sickliness. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)27 This age is so full of misery and imperfection that it cannot hold all the blessings that God has promised the righteous in the time to come. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers27 For it is not able to bear the things that are promised to the righteous in the times to come; for this world is full of sadness and infirmities. See the chapterGood News Bible (Anglicised)27 This age is so full of misery and imperfection that it cannot hold all the blessings that God has promised the righteous in the time to come. See the chapterWorld English Bible British Edition27 For it is not able to bear the things that are promised to the righteous in the times to come; for this world is full of sadness and infirmities. See the chapter |