The Book of Mormon

Alma 12:27

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But behold, it was not so; but it was appointed unto man that they must die; and after death, they must come to judgment; even that same judgment of which we have spoken, which is the end.

Influences

Hebrews 9:27 (KJV)
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

Changes

But behold, it was not so; but it was appointed unto maen that they must die; and after death, they must come to judgment;, even that same judgment of which we have spoken, which is the end.

Simple English

But that’s not what happened. Everyone must die. After they die, they must be judged. This is the judgment we have talked about. This is the end.

Paraphrase

“But that’s not what happened. People were meant to die. And after death comes judgment—the same judgment we’ve been talking about, which is the final judgment.