1 Nephi 19:9
~588–570 BC
1830 Edition
And the world, because of their iniquity, shall judge him to be a thing of nought; wherefore, they scourge him, and he suffereth it; and they smite him, and he suffereth it. Yea, they spit upon him, and he suffereth it, because of his loving kindness and his long suffering towards the children of men.
Influences
Matthew 27:30 (KJV)
And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
Changes
And the world, because of their iniquity, shall judge him to be a thing of noaught; wherefore, they scourge him, and he suffereth it; and they smite him, and he suffereth it. Yea, they spit upon him, and he suffereth it, because of his loving kindness and his long -suffering towards the children of men.
Simple English
Because the world is wicked, they will think he is worthless. So they will whip him, and he will let them. They will hit him, and he will let them. They will spit on him, and he will let them. He does this because he loves people and is very patient with them.
Paraphrase
The world in its wickedness will consider him worthless. They’ll whip him, and he’ll endure it. They’ll beat him, and he’ll endure it. They’ll spit on him, and he’ll endure it—all because of his loving kindness and incredible patience with humanity.