The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 3:15

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~AD 16

1830 Edition

yea, he said unto them, As the Lord liveth, except ye repent of all your iniquities, and cry unto the Lord, that they would in no wise be delivered out of the hands of those Gadianton robbers.

Influences

Luke 13:3 (KJV)
I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

Changes

yYea, he said unto them,: As the Lord liveth, except ye repent of all your iniquities, and cry unto the Lord, that theye wouildl in no wise be delivered out of the hands of those Gadianton robbers.

Simple English

He said to them: As the Lord lives, if you do not turn away from all your sins and pray to the Lord, you will not be saved from these Gadianton robbers.

Paraphrase

He told them, 'As surely as the Lord lives, unless you turn away from your sins and cry out to him, you won’t be delivered from these robbers.'