The Book of Mormon

1 Nephi 14:15

1830 Edition

And it came to pass that I beheld that the wrath of God was poured out upon the great and abominable church, insomuch that there were wars and rumors of wars among all the nations and kindreds of the earth;

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 that the wrath of God was poured out upon theat great and abominable church, insomuch that there were wars and rumors of wars among all the nations and kindreds of the earth;.

Simple English

Then I saw that God’s anger was poured out on the great and evil church. There were wars and rumors of wars among all the nations and families of the earth.

Paraphrase

I saw God’s anger pour out on that great evil church. Wars and threats of war broke out among every nation and family group on earth.