The Book of Mormon

Alma 14:28

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~82 BC

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And Alma and Amulek came forth out of the prison, and they were not hurt; for the Lord had granted unto them power, according to their faith which was in Christ. And they straightway came forth out of the prison; and they were loosed from their bands; and the prison had fallen to the earth, and every soul which was within the walls thereof, save it were Alma and Amulek, were slain; and they straightway came forth into the city.

Influences

Matthew 4:20 (KJV)
And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.

Changes

And Alma and Amulek came forth out of the prison, and they were not hurt; for the Lord had granted unto them power, according to their faith which was in Christ. And they straightway came forth out of the prison; and they were loosed from their bands; and the prison had fallen to the earth, and every soul which was within the walls thereof, save it were Alma and Amulek, wereas slain; and they straightway came forth into the city.

Simple English

Alma and Amulek came out of the prison. They were not hurt. The Lord had given them power because of their faith in Christ. They came out of the prison right away. They were free from their ropes. The prison had fallen to the ground. Every person inside the walls died except for Alma and Amulek. They came out into the city right away.

Paraphrase

Alma and Amulek walked out of the prison completely unharmed. The Lord had protected them because of their faith in Christ. The prison had collapsed, killing everyone inside except them. They walked straight out into the city.

Notes

14:22-28

In Joseph Smith's Plagiarism of the Bible in the Book of Mormon, Jerald and Sandra Tanner list at least 17 significant parallels between the Apostle Paul in the Bible and Alma in the Book of Mormon.

Compare Alma 14:22 with Acts 16:23—both Alma and Paul were cast into prison. Compare Alma 14:26 with Acts 16:25—both men prayed to the Lord while imprisoned. Compare Alma 14:27 with Acts 16:26—in each account, a great earthquake occurs. Finally, compare Alma 14:28 with Acts 16:26—in both cases, the prisoners’ bands were loosed.

Additional parallels between Paul and Alma can be found in Mosiah 27:8; Alma 36:6; Alma 36:14; Mosiah 27:10–11; Mosiah 27:12; Mosiah 27:13; Mosiah 27:19; Mosiah 27:23–24; Mosiah 27:32; Alma 30:32; and Alma 15:11.