The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 2:17

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And I, Lehi, according to the things which I have read, must needs suppose, that an angel of God, according to that which is written, had fallen from Heaven; wherefore, he became a Devil, having sought that which was evil before God.

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And I, Lehi, according to the things which I have read, must needs suppose, that an angel of God, according to that which is written, had fallen from Hheaven; wherefore, he became a Ddevil, having sought that which was evil before God.

Simple English

I, Lehi, read about what happened. I think an angel of God fell from heaven. So he became the Devil. He wanted what was evil.

Paraphrase

According to what I’ve read, an angel of God fell from heaven. He became the devil by choosing evil over God.