2 Nephi 9:6
~559–545 BC
1830 Edition
For as death hath passed upon all men, to fulfil the merciful plan of the Great Creator, there must needs be a power of resurrection, and the resurrection must needs come unto man by reason of the fall; and the fall came by reason of transgression; and because man became fallen, they were cut off from the presence of the Lord;
Influences
Romans 5:12 (KJV)
death passed upon all men
Acts 17:18 (KJV)
Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
Changes
For as death hath passed upon all men, to fulfil the merciful plan of the Ggreat Creator, there must needs be a power of resurrection, and the resurrection must needs come unto man by reason of the fall; and the fall came by reason of transgression; and because man became fallen, they were cut off from the presence of the Lord;.
Simple English
Death has come to all people. This is part of the Great Creator’s plan. There must be a resurrection. The resurrection must come because people fell. The fall happened because of sin. Because people became fallen, they were cut off from being with the Lord.
Paraphrase
Death came to all of us—that was part of God’s merciful plan. So there has to be a resurrection. The resurrection became necessary because of the fall, and the fall happened because of sin. When humanity fell, we were cut off from God’s presence.