1830 Edition
And now my brethren, I have spoken plain, that ye cannot err; and as the Lord God liveth, that brought Israel up out of the land of Egypt, and gave unto Moses power that he should heal the nations, after that they had been bitten by the poisonous serpents, if they would cast their eyes unto the serpent which he did raise up before them, and also gave him power that he should smite the rock, and the water should come forth; yea, behold I say unto you, that as these things are true, and as the Lord God liveth, there is none other name given under heaven, save it be this Jesus Christ of which I have spoken, whereby man can be saved.
Influences
Acts 4:12 (KJV)
there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved
Changes
And now, my brethren, I have spoken plain,ly that ye cannot err;. aAnd as the Lord God liveth, that brought Israel up out of the land of Egypt, and gave unto Moses power that he should heal the nations, after that they had been bitten by the poisonous serpents, if they would cast their eyes unto the serpent which he did raise up before them, and also gave him power that he should smite the rock, and the water should come forth; yea, behold I say unto you, that as these things are true, and as the Lord God liveth, there is none other name given under heaven, save it be this Jesus Christ, of which I have spoken, whereby man can be saved.
Simple English
My brothers and sisters, I have spoken plainly. You cannot make a mistake. As the Lord God lives, he is the one who brought Israel out of Egypt. He gave Moses power to heal the nations. This happened after they were bitten by poisonous snakes. They were healed if they looked at the bronze snake he lifted up. God also gave Moses power to hit the rock so water would come out. These things are true. As the Lord God lives, there is no other name under heaven where people can be saved. Only through Jesus Christ can people be saved.
Paraphrase
My brothers and sisters, I’ve spoken plainly. You can’t miss this. As surely as the Lord God brought Israel out of Egypt, as surely as he gave Moses the power to heal people bitten by poisonous snakes when they looked at the bronze serpent, as surely as he gave Moses the power to strike the rock and bring forth water—I tell you, there is no other name under heaven by which anyone can be saved except this Jesus Christ I’ve been talking about.