38 Arise and stand up, and see the number of those who have been sealed at the Lord’s feast. (WEB) 39 Those who withdrew themselves from the shadow of the world have received glorious garments from the Lord. (WEB) 40 Take again your full number, O Zion, and make up the reckoning of those of yours who are clothed in white, which have fulfilled the law of the Lord. (WEB)
2 Esdras 2:38–40
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Odes of Solomon 31:5–7
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2 Esdras 2:44–46
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2 Esdras 7:87–89
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Odes of Solomon 8:5–7
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