The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 6:5

1830 Edition

And now there was nothing in all the land, to hinder the people from prospering continually, except they should fall into transgression.

Changes

And now there was nothing in all the land, to hinder the people from prospering continually, except they should fall into transgression.

Simple English

There was nothing in all the land to stop the people from doing well. The only thing that could stop them was if they sinned.

Paraphrase

Nothing stood in the way of their success—nothing, except their own choices to do wrong.