Alma 11:23
~82 BC
1830 Edition
Now Amulek saith, O thou child of Hell, why tempt ye me? Kowest thou that the righteous yieldeth to no such temptations?
Influences
Matthew 23:15 (KJV)
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
Changes
Now Amulek saith,d: O thou child of Hhell, why tempt ye me? Knowest thou that the righteous yieldeth to no such temptations?
Simple English
Amulek said: 'You are a child of hell. Why are you trying to trick me? Do you not know that good people do not give in to tricks like that?'
Paraphrase
Amulek fired back: 'You child of hell! Why are you trying to tempt me? Don’t you know the righteous don’t give in to that kind of thing?'