The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 12:17

1830 Edition

Think not that I am come to destroy the law or the prophets. I am not come to destroy but to fulfil:

Influences

Matthew 5:17 (KJV)
Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

Changes

Think not that I am come to destroy the law or the prophets. I am not come to destroy but to fulfil:;

Simple English

Don’t think I came to get rid of the law or the prophets. I didn’t come to get rid of them. I came to complete them.

Paraphrase

“Don’t think I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I didn’t come to destroy them but to fulfill them.”