The Book of Mormon

Alma 25:15

1830 Edition

yea, and they did keep the law of Moses: for it was expedient that they should keep the law of Moses as yet, for it was not all fulfilled. But notwithstanding the law of Moses, they did look forward to the coming of Christ, considering that the law of Moses was a type of his coming, and believing that they must keep those outward performances, until the time that he should be revealed unto them.

Changes

yYea, and they did keep the law of Moses:; for it was expedient that they should keep the law of Moses as yet, for it was not all fulfilled. But notwithstanding the law of Moses, they did look forward to the coming of Christ, considering that the law of Moses was a type of his coming, and believing that they must keep those outward performances, until the time that he should be revealed unto them.

Simple English

They kept the law of Moses. It was important for them to keep the law of Moses because not everything had happened yet. But even though they followed the law of Moses, they looked forward to when Christ would come. They understood that the law of Moses was a picture of his coming. They believed they had to keep doing these practices until Christ would be shown to them.

Paraphrase

They kept the law of Moses too—it was still necessary since everything in it hadn’t been fulfilled yet. But even as they kept the law of Moses, they looked forward to Christ’s coming. They understood the law was pointing toward him, and they knew they had to keep these outward practices until he appeared.