The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 17:5

1830 Edition

And it came to pass that when Jesus had thus spoken, he cast his eyes round about again on the multitude, and beheld they were in tears, and did look steadfastly upon him, as if they would ask him to tarry a little longer with them.

Changes

And it came to pass that when Jesus had thus spoken, he cast his eyes round about again on the multitude, and beheld they were in tears, and did look steadfastly upon him, as if they would ask him to tarry a little longer with them.

Simple English

When Jesus said this, he looked around at the crowd again. They were crying. They looked at him like they wanted to ask him to stay a little longer.

Paraphrase

As Jesus said this, he looked around at the crowd again. Tears were streaming down their faces. They stared at him intently, silently pleading for him to stay just a little longer.