The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 17:14

1830 Edition

And it came to pass that when they had knelt upon the ground, Jesus groaned within himself, and saith, Father, I am troubled because of the wickedness of the people of the house of Israel.

Changes

And it came to pass that when they had knelt upon the ground, Jesus groaned within himself, and saith,d: Father, I am troubled because of the wickedness of the people of the house of Israel.

Simple English

When they kneeled down, Jesus groaned inside himself. He said: Father, I am upset because of the wrong things the people of Israel have done.

Paraphrase

After they knelt, Jesus groaned from deep within. “Father, I’m troubled by the wickedness of the people of Israel.”