2 Esdras 16:74-76

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

⁷⁴ Then the tested quality of my elect shall be manifest, like gold that is tested by fire.^(A)

Promise of Divine Deliverance

⁷⁵ Listen, my elect ones, says the Lord; the days of tribulation are at hand, but I will deliver you from them.^{(B) 76} Do not fear or doubt, for God^[a] is your guide.^(C)