The Book of Mormon

Alma 30:11

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for there was a law, that men should be judged according to their crimes. Nevertheless, there was no law against a man’s belief; therefore, a man was punished only for the crimes which he had done; therefore all men were on equal grounds.

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fFor there was a law, that men should be judged according to their crimes. Nevertheless, there was no law against a man’s belief; therefore, a man was punished only for the crimes which he had done; therefore all men were on equal grounds.

Simple English

There was a law that people should be judged for their crimes. But there was no law against what a person believed. So people were only punished for crimes they did. Everyone was treated the same.

Paraphrase

There were laws to judge people according to their crimes. But there was no law against what someone believed. So people were punished only for the crimes they committed. Everyone stood on equal ground.