1 Nephi 12:2
1830 Edition
And it came to pass that I beheld multitudes gathered together, to battle one against the other; and I beheld wars, and rumors of wars, and great slaughters with the sword among my people.
Influences
Matthew 24:6 (KJV)
And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
Changes
And it came to pass that I beheld multitudes gathered together, to battle, one against the other; and I beheld wars, and rumors of wars, and great slaughters with the sword among my people.
Simple English
I saw crowds gathered together to fight against each other. I saw wars and rumors of wars. I saw great killing with swords among my people.
Paraphrase
I watched massive armies gathering to fight each other. I saw wars, heard rumors of more wars, and witnessed terrible slaughter among my people.