The Book of Mormon

Alma 42:27

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therefore, O my son, whosoever will come, may come, and partake of the waters of life freely; and whosoever will not come, the same is not compelled to come; but in the last day, it shall be restored unto him, according to his deeds.

Influences

Revelation 22:17 (KJV)
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
Mark 8:34 (KJV)
And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
John 7:37 (KJV)
In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
Romans 2:6 (KJV)
Who will render to every man according to his deeds:

Changes

tTherefore, O my son, whosoever will come, may come, and partake of the waters of life freely; and whosoever will not come, the same is not compelled to come; but in the last day, it shall be restored unto him, according to his deeds.

Simple English

So, my son, whoever wants to come may come and drink the water of life for free. Whoever doesn’t want to come doesn’t have to come. But on the last day, he will get back what his actions deserve.

Paraphrase

So, my son, whoever wants to come may come and drink from the waters of life freely. Whoever doesn’t want to come isn’t forced to. But in the last day, each person will receive according to their actions.