The Book of Mormon

Alma 5:24

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~83 BC

1830 Edition

Behold, my brethren, do ye suppose that such an one can have a place to sit down in the Kingdom of God, with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob, and also all the holy prophets, whose garments are cleansed, and are spotless, pure and white?

Influences

Matthew 8:11 (KJV)
And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.
Luke 13:29 (KJV)
And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God.
Revelation 15:6 (KJV)
And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles.

Changes

Behold, mMy brethren, do yeou suppose that such an one can have a place to sit down in the Kkingdom of God, with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob, and also all the holy prophets, whose garments are cleansed, and are spotless, pure and white?

Simple English

Brothers, do you think that such a person can have a place to sit in the Kingdom of God? Can they sit with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and all the holy prophets? Those prophets have clothes that are clean and spotless, pure and white.

Paraphrase

Do you really think someone like that can sit down in God’s kingdom with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and all the holy prophets whose garments are clean, spotless, pure, and white?