The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 30:10

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~559–545 BC

1830 Edition

for the time speedily cometh, that the Lord God shall cause a great division among the people; and the wicked will he destroy; and he will spare his people, yea, even if it so be that he must destroy the wicked by fire.

Influences

John 7:43 (KJV)
So there was a division among the people because of him.
Matthew 18:13 (KJV)
And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray.

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fFor the time speedily cometh, that the Lord God shall cause a great division among the people;, and the wicked will he destroy; and he will spare his people, yea, even if it so be that he must destroy the wicked by fire.

Simple English

The time is coming soon when the Lord God will separate people into groups. He will destroy the bad people. He will save his people, even if he has to destroy the bad people with fire.

Paraphrase

The time is coming soon when the Lord God will make a great division among the people. He’ll destroy the wicked. He’ll protect his people—even if it means destroying the wicked with fire.