The Book of Mormon

Alma 42:12

1830 Edition

And now there was no means to reclaim men from this fallen state which man had brought upon himself, because of his own disobedience;

Changes

And now, there was no means to reclaim men from this fallen state, which man had brought upon himself, because of his own disobedience;

Simple English

There was no way to save people from this fallen state. They had brought it on themselves by not obeying.

Paraphrase

There was no way to rescue people from this fallen condition they’d brought on themselves through their own disobedience.