Alma 46:18
~73 BC
1830 Edition
And he saith, Surely God shall not suffer that we, who are despised because we take upon us the name of Christ, shall be trodden down and destroyed, until we bring it upon us, by our own transgressions.
Influences
Luke 8:5 (KJV)
A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.
Changes
And he saith,d: Surely God shall not suffer that we, who are despised because we take upon us the name of Christ, shall be trodden down and destroyed, until we bring it upon us, by our own transgressions.
Simple English
He said: 'God will not let us be stepped on and destroyed because we take the name of Christ. This will only happen if we bring it on ourselves by doing wrong.
Paraphrase
And he said, 'Surely God won’t let us be trampled and destroyed just because we take on the name of Christ—not unless we bring it on ourselves through our own sins.'