The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 1:4

1830 Edition

For, Behold, saith he, I have seen a vision, in the which I know that Jerusalem is destroyed; and had we remained in Jerusalem, we should also have perished.

Changes

For, Bbehold, saithd he, I have seen a vision, in the which I know that Jerusalem is destroyed; and had we remained in Jerusalem, we should also have perished.

Simple English

He said: “I have seen a vision. I know that Jerusalem is destroyed. If we had stayed in Jerusalem, we would have died too.”

Paraphrase

“I’ve seen it in a vision,” he said. “Jerusalem is destroyed. If we’d stayed, we’d be dead too.”