The Book of Mormon

Alma 11:22

1830 Edition

And Amulek saith unto him, Yea, if it be according to the spirit of the Lord, which is in me; for I shall say nothing which is contrary to the spirit of the Lord. And Zeezrom saith unto him, Behold, here is six onties of silver, and all these will I give thee if thou wilt deny the existence of a Supreme Being.

Changes

And Amulek saithd unto him,: Yea, if it be according to the sSpirit of the Lord, which is in me; for I shall say nothing which is contrary to the sSpirit of the Lord. And Zeezrom saithd unto him,: Behold, here isare six onties of silver, and all these will I give thee if thou wilt deny the existence of a Supreme Being.

Simple English

Amulek said to him: “Yes, if it is what the Spirit of the Lord wants me to do. I will not say anything against the Spirit of the Lord.” Zeezrom said to him: “Look, here are six onties of silver. I will give you all of these if you say God does not exist.”

Paraphrase

Amulek answered, “Yes, as long as it’s in line with the Spirit of the Lord in me. I won’t say anything that goes against the Spirit.” Then Zeezrom said, “Look, here are six onties of silver. I’ll give you all of this if you’ll deny there’s a Supreme Being.”