4 Nephi 1:26
1830 Edition
and they began to be divided into classes, and they began to build up churches unto themselves, to get gain, and began to deny the true church of Christ.
Changes
Simple English
They split into different groups. They started building churches to make money. They stopped believing in Christ’s true church.
Paraphrase
They split into social classes. They started building churches for profit, turning their backs on Christ’s true church.
Notes
"Smith's writings contain many similar phrases as the Book of Mormon... A common phrase in both the Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants is 'build up my church.' Doctrine and Covenants 10:54 states: 'build up my church.' In Mormon 3:20 we read: 'build up again my church.' in 4 Nephi 1:26 we read: 'build up churches.' -Jerald and Sandra Tanner, Joseph Smith's Plagiarism of the Bible in the Book of Mormon, p. 40.
See 2 Nephi 28:22; 1 Nephi 1:1; 2 Nephi 26:15; and 2 Nephi 28:16 as other examples of Smith's common phrases.