1 Nephi 20:11
1830 Edition
For mine own sake, yea, for mine own sake, will I do this; for I will not suffer my name to be polluted, and I will not give my glory unto another.
Influences
Isaiah 48:11 (KJV)
For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another.
Changes
For mine own sake, yea, for mine own sake, will I do this;, for I will not suffer my name to be polluted, and I will not give my glory unto another.
Simple English
For my own sake I will do this. I will not let my name be ruined. I will not give my glory to another.
Paraphrase
For my own sake—yes, for my own sake—I’ll do this. I won’t let my name be dragged through the dirt. I won’t hand my glory to anyone else.