The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 26:3

1830 Edition

And after that the Messiah shall come, there shall be signs given unto my people of his birth, and also of his death and resurrection; and great and terrible shall that day be unto the wicked; for they shall perish; and they perish because they cast out the prophets, and the saints, and stone them, and slay them: wherefore the cry of the blood of the saints shall ascend up to God from the ground, against them.

Changes

And after that the Messiah shall come, there shall be signs given unto my people of his birth, and also of his death and resurrection; and great and terrible shall that day be unto the wicked;, for they shall perish; and they perish because they cast out the prophets, and the saints, and stone them, and slay them:; wherefore the cry of the blood of the saints shall ascend up to God from the ground, against them.

Simple English

After the Savior comes, there will be signs given to my people about his birth. There will also be signs about his death and when he rises again. That day will be terrible for the wicked. They will die because they reject the prophets and kill the holy people. So the cry of their blood will go up to God from the ground against the wicked.

Paraphrase

After the Messiah comes, there will be signs of his birth and of his death and resurrection. That day will be devastating for the wicked—they will be destroyed because they rejected the prophets and the faithful, stoning them and killing them. The blood of these murdered saints will cry out to God from the ground.