The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 11:21

1830 Edition

And the Lord said unto him, I give unto you power that ye shall baptize this people, when I am again ascended into heaven.

Changes

And the Lord said unto him,: I give unto you power that ye shall baptize this people, when I am again ascended into heaven.

Simple English

The Lord said to him: “I give you power to baptize these people when I have gone back up to heaven.”

Paraphrase

The Lord said to him, “I’m giving you authority to baptize these people when I’ve gone back to heaven.”