2 Nephi 10:3
~559–545 BC
1830 Edition
Wherefore, as I said unto you, it must needs be expedient that Christ, (for in the last night the Angel spake unto me that this should be his name,) should come among the Jews, among they which are the more wicked part of the world; and they shall crucify him: For thus it behooveth our God; and there is none other nation on earth that would crucify their God.
Influences
John 10:26 (KJV)
But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
Mark 12:32 (KJV)
And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
Changes
Wherefore, as I said unto you, it must needs be expedient that Christ, (—for in the last night the Aangel spake unto me that this should be his name,) —should come among the Jews, among thosey whicho are the more wicked part of the world; and they shall crucify him: F—for thus it behooveth our God;, and there is none other nation on earth that would crucify their God.
Simple English
So I told you that Christ must come to the Jews. An angel told me last night that Christ would be his name. He will come to the most evil people in the world. They will kill him on a cross. This is what our God needs to do. No other nation on earth would kill their God on a cross.
Paraphrase
So, like I said, Christ—an angel told me last night that would be his name—must come to the Jews, the most wicked part of the world. They will crucify him. This is how it must be for our God. No other nation on earth would crucify their own God.