The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 2:8

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1830 Edition

Now the Nephites began to reckon their time from this period which the sign was given, or from the coming of Christ; therefore, nine years had passed away,

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Now the Nephites began to reckon their time from this period whichen the sign was given, or from the coming of Christ; therefore, nine years had passed away,.

Simple English

The Nephites began to count their time from when the sign was given. They counted from the coming of Christ. So nine years had passed.

Paraphrase

The Nephites had started counting their calendar from that moment when the sign appeared, from the time Christ came. So nine years had gone by.