The Book of Mormon

Alma 16:16

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And there was no inequality among them, for the Lord did pour out his spirit on all the face of the land, for to prepare the minds of the children of men, or to prepare their hearts to recieve the word which should be taught among them at the time of his coming,

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And there was no inequality among them, for; the Lord did pour out his sSpirit on all the face of the land, for to prepare the minds of the children of men, or to prepare their hearts to recieive the word which should be taught among them at the time of his coming,—

Simple English

There was no unfairness among them. The Lord poured out his Spirit on all the land. He did this to prepare people’s minds and hearts to receive the word that would be taught among them when he came.

Paraphrase

There was no inequality among them. The Lord poured out his Spirit across the whole land, preparing people’s hearts and minds to receive the word that would be taught when he came.