1 Nephi 2:18
~600 BC
1830 Edition
but behold Laman and Lemuel would not hearken unto my words: And being grieved because of the hardness of their hearts, I cried unto the Lord for them.
Influences
Mark 3:5 (KJV)
And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
Changes
Simple English
But Laman and Lemuel would not listen to me. I was sad because their hearts were hard. So I prayed to the Lord for them.
Paraphrase
But Laman and Lemuel wouldn’t listen. Their hearts were hard, and it broke mine. I prayed for them.