The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 25:19

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For according to the words of the Prophets, the Messiah cometh in six hundred years from the time that my father left Jerusalem; and according to the words of the Prophets, and also the word of the Angel of God, his name shall be Jesus Christ the Son of God.

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For according to the words of the Pprophets, the Messiah cometh in six hundred years from the time that my father left Jerusalem; and according to the words of the Pprophets, and also the word of the Aangel of God, his name shall be Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

Simple English

The prophets said the Messiah would come six hundred years after my father left Jerusalem. The prophets and the angel of God said his name would be Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

Paraphrase

According to the prophets, the Messiah is coming six hundred years from the time my father left Jerusalem. And according to the prophets—and also the angel of God—his name will be Jesus Christ, the Son of God.