The Book of Mormon

Alma 33:8

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~74 BC

1830 Edition

yea, thou art merciful unto thy children, when they cry unto thee to be heard of thee, and not of men; and thou wilt hear them;

Influences

Romans 2:29 (KJV)
But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God.

Changes

yYea, thou art merciful unto thy children, when they cry unto thee, to be heard of thee, and not of men;, and thou wilt hear them;.

Simple English

You are kind to your children when they cry out to you. They want you to hear them, not other people. And you will hear them.

Paraphrase

'’You are merciful to your children when they cry out to you—wanting you to hear them, not other people. And you do hear them.'