The Book of Mormon

Alma 3:26

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~87 BC

1830 Edition

and in one year was thousands and tens of thousands of souls sent to the eternal world, that they might reap their rewards according to their works, whether they were good or whether they were bad, to reap eternal happiness or eternal misery, according to the spirit which he listed to obey, whether it be a good spirit or a bad one;

Influences

Ephesians 3:11 (KJV)
According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
2 Corinthians 5:10 (KJV)
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good, or bad.
Revelation 20:13 (KJV)
And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
KJV Preface-1776
But among all our joys, there was no one that more filled our hearts, than the blessed continuance of the preaching of God's sacred Word among us; which is that inestimable treasure, which excelleth all the riches of earth; because the fruit thereof extendeth itself, not only to the time spent in this transitory world, but directeth and disposeth men unto that eternal happiness which is above in heaven.
Romans 1:4 (KJV)
And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:

Changes

aAnd in one year wasere thousands and tens of thousands of souls sent to the eternal world, that they might reap their rewards according to their works, whether they were good or whether they were bad, to reap eternal happiness or eternal misery, according to the spirit which they listed to obey, whether it be a good spirit or a bad one;.

Simple English

In one year, thousands and thousands of people died and went to the eternal world. They went to get what they deserved for their actions. If they were good, they got eternal happiness. If they were bad, they got eternal sadness. It depended on which spirit they chose to follow, whether it was a good spirit or a bad one.

Paraphrase

In just one year, tens of thousands of people were sent into eternity to face what they’d earned—eternal joy or eternal misery, depending on which spirit they’d chosen to follow, whether good or evil.

Notes

3:26

The phrase "eternal happiness" appears in the KJV preface but not in the Bible. Yet, it appears in Alma 3:26.

See also Helaman 5:28, 31, 34, 36, 40-43 use of "clouds of darkness" and "overshadowed" as further examples of wording in the KJV preface that are not used in the Bible, but are found in the Book of Mormon.