The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 11:29

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~AD 34

1830 Edition

for verily, verily I say unto you, he that hath the spirit of contention, is not of me, but is of the Devil, which is the father of contention, and he stirreth up the hearts of men to contend with anger, one with another.

Influences

John 5:24 (KJV)
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
1 John 3:8 (KJV)
He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

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fFor verily, verily I say unto you, he that hath the spirit of contention, is not of me, but is of the Ddevil, whicho is the father of contention, and he stirreth up the hearts of men to contend with anger, one with another.

Simple English

I tell you the truth. Anyone who has the spirit of fighting is not from me. They are from the Devil. He is the father of fighting. He makes people fight with each other in anger.

Paraphrase

'Anyone who has a spirit of contention doesn’t belong to me—they belong to the devil. He’s the father of contention. He’s the one who stirs people up to fight with each other in anger.'