The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 1:24

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~1 BC

1830 Edition

and there were no contentions, save it were a few that began to preach, endeavoring to prove by the Scriptures, that it was no more expedient to observe the law of Moses. Now in this thing they did err, having not understood the Scriptures.

Influences

Romans 16:26 (KJV)
But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:

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aAnd there were no contentions, save it were a few that began to preach, endeavoring to prove by the Sscriptures, that it was no more expedient to observe the law of Moses. Now in this thing they did err, having not understood the Sscriptures.

Simple English

There were no contentions, except for a few who began to preach, trying to prove by the scriptures that it was no longer necessary to observe the law of Moses. In this thing they did err, having not understood the scriptures.

Paraphrase

There were no conflicts, except for a few people who started teaching that the law of Moses was no longer needed. They tried to prove it from scripture, but they were misreading what it said.