The Book of Mormon

Alma 30:7

1830 Edition

Now there was no law against a man’s belief; for it was strictly contrary to the commands of God, that there should be a law which should bring men on to unequal grounds.

Changes

Now there was no law against a man’s belief; for it was strictly contrary to the commands of God, that there should be a law which should bring men on to unequal grounds.

Simple English

There was no law against what a person believed. It was against God’s commands to have a law that treated people differently.

Paraphrase

Now there was no law against what a person believed. It went against God’s commands to create laws that put people on unequal footing.