Alma 32:26
~74 BC
1830 Edition
Now as I said concerning faith—that it was not a perfect knowledge, even so it is with my words. Ye cannot know of their surety at first, unto perfection, any more than faith is a perfect knowledge.
Influences
1 Timothy 1:19 (KJV)
Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:
Galatians 4:29 (KJV)
But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.
Changes
Now, as I said concerning faith—that it was not a perfect knowledge, —even so it is with my words. Ye cannot know of their surety at first, unto perfection, any more than faith is a perfect knowledge.
Simple English
I said that faith is not perfect knowledge. It is the same with my words. You cannot know they are true right away. You cannot have perfect knowledge at first. It is like faith is not perfect knowledge.
Paraphrase
'I said that faith is not perfect knowledge. Well, the same is true of my words. You can’t know for certain right away that they’re true—just like faith isn’t perfect knowledge.'