The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 12:26

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Verily, verily I say unto thee, thou shalt by no means come out thence, until thou hast paid the uttermost senine.—And while ye are in prison, can ye pay even one senine? Verily, verily I say unto you, Nay.

Influences

Matthew 5:26 (KJV)
Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.

Changes

Verily, verily, I say unto thee, thou shalt by no means come out thence, until thou hast paid the uttermost senine.— And while ye are in prison, can ye pay even one senine? Verily, verily, I say unto you, Nay.

Simple English

I tell you the truth. You won’t get out until you pay the last senine. While you are in jail, can you pay even one senine? I tell you the truth. No.

Paraphrase

“I tell you truly: you won’t get out of prison until you’ve paid the last senine. And while you’re locked up, can you pay even one senine? Truly, no.”