2 Nephi 29:11
1830 Edition
for I command all men, both in the east, and in the west, and in the north, and in the south, and in the islands of the sea, that they shall write the words which I speak unto the<span style="text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: rgb(16, 185, 129); text-decoration-thickness: 2px; text-underline-offset: 3px;" title="Revelation 20:12 (KJV)">m: for out of the books which shall be written, I will judge the world, every man according to their works, according to that which is written.—
Influences
Isaiah 5:26 (KJV)
hiss unto them from the end of the earth
Revelation 20:12 (KJV)
And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
Changes
Simple English
“I tell all people in the east, the west, the north, the south, and on the islands of the sea to write down the words I speak to them. From the books that are written, I will judge the world. I will judge every person by what they do and by what is written.”
Paraphrase
“I command all people—east and west, north and south, and on every island—to write down the words I speak to them. From the books that are written, I will judge the world. Every person will be judged by their actions, according to what’s been recorded.”