The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 30:10

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.

Changes

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.