The Book of Mormon

Alma 13:30

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~82 BC

1830 Edition

and may the Lord grant unto you repentance, that ye may not bring down his wrath upon you, that ye may not be bound down by the chains of hell, that ye may not suffer the second death.

Influences

2 Timothy 1:18 (KJV)
The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.
Revelation 21:8 (KJV)
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

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aAnd may the Lord grant unto you repentance, that ye may not bring down his wrath upon you, that ye may not be bound down by the chains of hell, that ye may not suffer the second death.

Simple English

'May the Lord help you turn away from sin. Then you will not bring his anger on you. You will not be tied down by the chains of hell. You will not suffer the second death.'

Paraphrase

'May the Lord help you turn to him, so you don’t bring his anger down on yourselves. So you won’t be trapped by the chains of hell. So you won’t suffer the second death.'