Alma 21:6
1830 Edition
Thou also sayest, Except we repent, we shall perish. How knowest thou the thought and intent of our heart? How knowest thou that we have cause to repent? How knowest thou that we are not a righteous people? Behold, we have built sanctuaries, and we do assemble ourselves together to worship God. We do believe that God will save all men.
Influences
Luke 13:3 (KJV)
I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
Changes
Thou also sayest, Eexcept we repent, we shall perish. How knowest thou the thought and intent of our hearts? How knowest thou that we have cause to repent? How knowest thou that we are not a righteous people? Behold, we have built sanctuaries, and we do assemble ourselves together to worship God. We do believe that God will save all men.
Simple English
“You also say we will die if we don’t change. How do you know what we think and want? How do you know we need to change? How do you know we aren’t good people? Look, we have built churches. We meet together to worship God. We believe God will save everyone.”
Paraphrase
“You also say that unless we repent, we’ll be destroyed. How do you know what’s in our hearts? How do you know we need to repent? How do you know we aren’t righteous? Look, we’ve built temples, and we gather together to worship God. We believe God will save everyone.”