The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 2:23

1830 Edition

And they would have had no children; wherefore, they would have remained in a state of innocence, having no joy, for they knew no misery: doing no good, for they knew no sin.

Changes

And they would have had no children; wherefore, they would have remained in a state of innocence, having no joy, for they knew no misery:; doing no good, for they knew no sin.

Simple English

They would have had no children. They would have stayed innocent. They would have no joy because they knew no sadness. They would do no good because they knew no sin.

Paraphrase

They would have had no children. They would have remained innocent, with no joy because they’d never known sorrow. They would have done no good because they’d never known sin.