4 Nephi 1:40
1830 Edition
And it came to pass that two hundred and forty and four years had passed away, and thus were the affairs of the people. And the more wicked part of the people did wax strong, and became exceeding more numerous than were the people of God.
Changes
And it came to pass that two hundred and forty and four years had passed away, and thus were the affairs of the people. And the more wicked part of the people did wax strong, and became exceedingly more numerous than were the people of God.
Simple English
Two hundred and forty-four years had passed. This is how things were with the people. The wicked people grew strong. There were far more of them than there were people of God.
Paraphrase
By year 244, the situation had deteriorated. The wicked faction had grown powerful and vastly outnumbered God’s people.