The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 28:36

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~AD 34

1830 Edition

And now behold, as I spake concerning them whom the Lord had chosen, yea, even three which were caught up into the Heavens, that I knew not whether they were cleansed from mortality to immortality:—

Influences

2 Corinthians 12:4 (KJV)
How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.
Luke 17:14 (KJV)
And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.

Changes

And now behold, as I spake concerning thosem whom the Lord hadth chosen, yea, even three whicho were caught up into the Hheavens, that I knew not whether they were cleansed from mortality to immortality:—

Simple English

I talked about the three people the Lord chose. They were taken up into heaven. I said I did not know if they had changed from bodies that could die to bodies that would live forever.

Paraphrase

Now, about those three the Lord chose—the ones caught up into heaven—I said earlier that I didn’t know if they were changed from mortal to immortal.