The Book of Mormon

Alma 14:7

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~82 BC

1830 Edition

And it came to pass that he began to cry unto the people, saying: Behold, I am guilty, and these men are spotless before God. And it came to pass that he began to plead for them, from that time forth; but they reviled him, saying: Art thou also possessed with the Devil? And it came to pass that they spit upon him, and cast him out from among them, and also all those which believed in the words which had been spoken by Alma and Amulek; and they cast them out, and sent men to cast stones at them.

Influences

Mark 10:47 (KJV)
And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.
Mark 5:18 (KJV)
And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.
Matthew 27:30 (KJV)
And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
2 Corinthians 6:17 (KJV)
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.

Changes

And it came to pass that he began to cry unto the people, saying: Behold, I am guilty, and these men are spotless before God. And it came to pass that he began to plead for them, from that time forth; but they reviled him, saying: Art thou also possessed with the Ddevil? And it came to pass that they spit upon him, and cast him out from among them, and also all those whicho believed in the words which had been spoken by Alma and Amulek; and they cast them out, and sent men to cast stones at them.

Simple English

He began to cry out to the people. He said: 'I am guilty. These men have done nothing wrong before God.' He began to speak up for them. But the people spoke badly to him. They said: 'Are you controlled by the Devil too?' They spit on him and threw him out. They also threw out all the people who believed the words spoken by Alma and Amulek. They sent men to throw stones at them.

Paraphrase

He started shouting to the crowd: 'I’m guilty! These men are innocent before God!' He began pleading for them, but the people turned on him. 'Are you possessed by the devil too?' they yelled. Then they spit on him and drove him out of the city, along with everyone who believed Alma and Amulek’s words. They threw stones at them.