1 Nephi 11:21
~600–592 BC
1830 Edition
And the angel said unto me, behold the Lamb of God, yea, even the Eternal Father! Knowest thou the meaning of the tree which thy father saw?
Influences
Revelation 17:7 (KJV)
And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns.
John 1:29 (KJV)
The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
Changes
And the angel said unto me,: bBehold the Lamb of God, yea, even the Son of the Eternal Father! Knowest thou the meaning of the tree which thy father saw?
Simple English
The angel said to me, 'See the Lamb of God! He is the Eternal Father! Do you know what the tree your father saw means?'
Paraphrase
'Look at the Lamb of God—the Eternal Father!' the angel said. 'Do you understand what the tree your father saw means?'