1830 Edition
Now we will compare the word unto a seed. Now if ye give place, that a seed may be planted in your heart, behold, if it be a true seed, or a good seed, if ye do not cast it out by your unbelief, that ye will resist the spirit of the Lord, behold it will begin to swell within your breasts; and when you feel these swelling motions, ye will begin to say within yourselves, It must needs be that this is a good seed, or that the word is good, for it beginneth to enlarge my soul; yea, it beginneth to enlighten my understanding; yea, and it beginneth to be delicious to me.
Influences
Matthew 17:20 (KJV)
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
Matthew 3:9 (KJV)
And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
Matthew 18:7 (KJV)
Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
Changes
Now, we will compare the word unto a seed. Now, if ye give place, that a seed may be planted in your heart, behold, if it be a true seed, or a good seed, if ye do not cast it out by your unbelief, that ye will resist the sSpirit of the Lord, behold, it will begin to swell within your breasts; and when you feel these swelling motions, ye will begin to say within yourselves, —It must needs be that this is a good seed, or that the word is good, for it beginneth to enlarge my soul; yea, it beginneth to enlighten my understanding;, yea, and it beginneth to be delicious to me.
Simple English
We will compare the word to a seed. If you make room for a seed to be planted in your heart, if it is a true seed or a good seed, if you do not throw it out with your lack of belief or fight against the Spirit of the Lord, it will begin to grow inside you. When you feel it growing, you will begin to say to yourself: This must be a good seed. The word must be good. It is making my soul bigger. It is making my mind understand more. It is starting to taste good to me.
Paraphrase
'Think of the word as a seed. If you make room for a seed to be planted in your heart—if it’s a true seed, a good seed—and you don’t throw it out through unbelief or resist the Spirit, it will begin to swell inside you. When you feel it growing, you’ll start to think, 'This must be a good seed. This word must be good, because it’s expanding my soul. It’s enlightening my understanding. It’s starting to taste sweet to me.''