2 Nephi 33:8

~559–545 BC

1830 Edition

I have charity for the Jew; I say Jew, because I mean them from whence I came.

Influences

Matthew 12:44 (KJV)
Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.

Changes

I have charity for the Jew; I say Jew, because I mean them from whence I came.

Simple English

I have love for the Jews. I say Jews because I mean the people where I came from.

Paraphrase

I love the Jews—and I call them Jews because that’s where I came from.