Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation It might appear that they have suffered punishment, but they have the confident hope of immortality. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And though in the sight of men they suffered torments, their hope is full of immortality. Wisdom 3:2In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die: and their departure was taken for misery: Wisdom 3:3 And their going away from us, for utter destruction: but they are in peace. Wisdom 3:5 Afflicted in few things, in many they shall be well rewarded: because God hath tried them, and found them worthy of himself. Wisdom 3:6 As gold in the furnace, he hath proved them, and as a victim of a holocaust, he hath received them, and in time there shall be respect had to them. Context Wisdom 3…3And their going away from us, for utter destruction: but they are in peace. 4And though in the sight of men they suffered torments, their hope is full of immortality. 5Afflicted in few things, in many they shall be well rewarded: because God hath tried them, and found them worthy of himself.… Cross References Wisdom 3:2 In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die: and their departure was taken for misery: Wisdom 3:3 And their going away from us, for utter destruction: but they are in peace. Wisdom 3:5 Afflicted in few things, in many they shall be well rewarded: because God hath tried them, and found them worthy of himself. Wisdom 3:6 As gold in the furnace, he hath proved them, and as a victim of a holocaust, he hath received them, and in time there shall be respect had to them. |