The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 11:36

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and thus will the Father bear record of me; and the Holy Ghost will bear record unto him of the Father and me: for the Father, and I, and the Holy Ghost, are one.

Influences

1 John 5:7 (KJV)
For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

Changes

aAnd thus will the Father bear record of me;, and the Holy Ghost will bear record unto him of the Father and me:; for the Father, and I, and the Holy Ghost, are one.

Simple English

This is how the Father will tell the truth about me. The Holy Ghost will tell the truth to that person about the Father and me. The Father, and I, and the Holy Ghost are one.

Paraphrase

“That’s how the Father will testify of me. And the Holy Ghost will testify to them of the Father and me, because the Father, and I, and the Holy Ghost are one.”