The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 26:12

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And as I spake concerning the convincing of the Jews, that Jesus is the very Christ, it must needs be, that the Gentiles be convinced also, that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God;

Influences

Matthew 22:32 (KJV)
I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob

Changes

And as I spake concerning the convincing of the Jews, that Jesus is the very Christ, it must needs be, that the Gentiles be convinced also, that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God;

Simple English

I spoke about helping the Jews know that Jesus is the Christ. It must also be that the Gentiles know that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God.

Paraphrase

I’ve talked about convincing the Jews that Jesus is the very Christ. The Gentiles must also be convinced that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God.