Alma 4:13
1830 Edition
Now this was a great cause for lamentations among the people, while others were abasing themselves, succoring those who stood in need of their succor, such as imparting their substance to the poor and the needy; feeding the hungry; and suffering all manner of afflictions, for Christ’s sake, which should come according to the spirit of prophecy,
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Simple English
This made many people very sad. But other people were humble. They helped those who needed it. They gave their things to the poor and to people who needed help. They fed hungry people. They went through hard times for Christ, who would come like the prophets said.
Paraphrase
This was heartbreaking to many. But others were humbling themselves, helping those in need—sharing what they had with the poor, feeding the hungry, and enduring all kinds of hardship for Christ’s sake, trusting the prophecies about his coming.