2 Nephi 31:16
~559–545 BC
1830 Edition
And now, my beloved brethren, I know by this, that unless a man shall endure to the end, in following the example of the Son of the living God, he cannot be saved;
Influences
Matthew 16:16 (KJV)
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Acts 15:1 (KJV)
And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
Changes
And now, my beloved brethren, I know by this, that unless a man shall endure to the end, in following the example of the Son of the living God, he cannot be saved;.
Simple English
My dear brothers, I know from this that a person can’t be saved unless they keep going to the end. They must follow the example of the Son of the living God.
Paraphrase
So I know this: unless someone endures to the end, following the example of the Son of the living God, they can’t be saved.