KJV ORIGINALAnd if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLEIf even the people trying to do right barely make it through, what's going to happen to everyone else who's completely ignoring God?
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINEFollowing God isn't a guarantee of easy — it's just the only path that actually leads somewhere good.
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