The Book of Mormon

1 Nephi 16:26

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~600–592 BC

1830 Edition

And it came to pass that the voice of the Lord said unto him, Look upon the ball, and behold the things which are written!

Influences

Revelation 22:19 (KJV)
And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

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And it came to pass that the voice of the Lord said unto him,: Look upon the ball, and behold the things which are written!.

Simple English

The voice of the Lord said to him: 'Look at the ball. See the things that are written there!'

Paraphrase

The Lord’s voice told him: 'Look at the ball and read what’s written there!'