2 Nephi 26:30
1830 Edition
Behold, the Lord hath forbidden this thing; wherefore, the Lord God hath given a commandment, that all men should have charity, which charity is love. And except they should have charity, they were nothing: wherefore, if they should have charity, they would not suffer the laborer in Zion to perish.
Influences
Hebrews 6:4-5 (KJV)
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Changes
Behold, the Lord hath forbidden this thing; wherefore, the Lord God hath given a commandment, that all men should have charity, which charity is love. And except they should have charity, they were nothing:. wWherefore, if they should have charity, they would not suffer the laborer in Zion to perish.
Simple English
The Lord has forbidden this thing. So the Lord God has given a command that all men should have charity, which is love. If they don’t have charity, they are nothing. If they have charity, they will not let the worker in Zion die.
Paraphrase
The Lord has forbidden this. So the Lord God has commanded that all people should have charity—which is love. Without charity, they would be nothing. If they had charity, they wouldn’t let workers in Zion go hungry.