2 Nephi 31:10
~559–545 BC
1830 Edition
And he saith unto the children of men, Follow thou me. Wherefore, my beloved brethren, can we follow Jesus, save we shall be willing to keep the commandments of the Father?
Influences
Matthew 9:9 (KJV)
And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.
John 21:22 (KJV)
Follow thou me
Changes
And he saithd unto the children of men,: Follow thou me. Wherefore, my beloved brethren, can we follow Jesus, save we shall be willing to keep the commandments of the Father?
Simple English
He tells people: 'Follow me.' My dear brothers, can we follow Jesus unless we are willing to keep the Father’s commandments?
Paraphrase
He tells us: 'Follow me.' So here’s my question: can we really follow Jesus if we’re not willing to keep the Father’s commandments?