The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 26:11

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Behold I were about to write them all which were engraven upon the plates of Nephi, but the Lord forbid it, saying, I will try the faith of my people;

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Behold, I wereas about to write them, all which were engraven upon the plates of Nephi, but the Lord forbiade it, saying,: I will try the faith of my people;.

Simple English

I was about to write everything that was carved on Nephi’s plates. But the Lord stopped me. He said: “I will test the faith of my people.”

Paraphrase

I was about to write everything engraved on the plates of Nephi, but the Lord stopped me. He said, “I will test my people’s faith.”