2 Esdras 7:55
“And that the faces of them which haue vsed abstinence, shall shine aboue the starres, whereas our faces shall bee blacker then darkenesse?”
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2 Esdras 7:55 Context
53And that there should be shewed a paradise whose fruite endureth for euer, wherein is securitie and medicine, sith we shall not enter into it? 54For we haue walked in vnpleasant places. 55And that the faces of them which haue vsed abstinence, shall shine aboue the starres, whereas our faces shall bee blacker then darkenesse? 56For while we liued and committed iniquitie, we considered not that we should begin to suffer for it after death. 57Then answered he me and saide, This is the condition of the battell, which man that is borne vpon the earth shall fight,
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And that the faces of them which have used abstinence shall shine above the stars, whereas our faces shall be blacker than darkness?
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