3 Nephi 15:22
~AD 34
1830 Edition
And they understood me not, for they supposed it had been the Gentiles: for they understood not that the Gentiles should be converted through their preaching;
Influences
John 8:27 (KJV)
They understood not that he spake to them of the Father.
Changes
And they understood me not, for they supposed it had been the Gentiles:; for they understood not that the Gentiles should be converted through their preaching;.
Simple English
The people in Jerusalem didn’t understand me. They thought I meant the Gentiles. They didn’t understand that the Gentiles would be converted through their teaching.
Paraphrase
They didn’t understand me. They assumed I was talking about the Gentiles. They didn’t understand that the Gentiles would be converted through their preaching.