The Book of Mormon

Alma 14:26

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and Alma cried, saying, How long shall we suffer these great afflictions, O Lord? O Lord, give us strength according to our faith which is in Christ, even unto deliverance; and they break the cords with which they were bound; and when the people saw this, they began to flee, for the fear of destruction had come upon them.

Changes

aAnd Alma cried, saying,: How long shall we suffer these great afflictions, O Lord? O Lord, give us strength according to our faith which is in Christ, even unto deliverance;. aAnd they breaoke the cords with which they were bound; and when the people saw this, they began to flee, for the fear of destruction had come upon them.

Simple English

Alma cried out: “How long will we suffer these hard times, O Lord? O Lord, give us strength through our faith in Christ to be free.” They broke the ropes they were tied with. When the people saw this, they began to run away because they were afraid of being destroyed.

Paraphrase

Alma cried out, “How long must we endure this, Lord? Give us strength to match our faith in Christ—strength to break free!” And they snapped the ropes. When the people saw this, they panicked and tried to run.