2 Esdras 16:73-75

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

⁷³ Then the tested quality of my elect shall be manifest, like gold that is tested by fire.

Promise of Divine Deliverance

⁷⁴ Listen, my elect ones, says the Lord; the days of tribulation are at hand, but I will deliver you from them. ⁷⁵ Do not fear or doubt, for God^[a] is your guide.