The Book of Mormon

Alma 5:27

1830 Edition

Have ye walked, keeping yourselves blameless before God? Could ye say, if ye were called to die at this time, within yourselves, that ye have been sufficiently humble? That your garments have been cleansed and made white, through the blood of Christ, which will come to redeem his people from their sins?

Influences

Revelation 7:14 (KJV)
And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

Changes

Have yeou walked, keeping yourselves blameless before God? Could yeou say, if yeou were called to die at this time, within yourselves, that yeou have been sufficiently humble? That your garments have been cleansed and made white, through the blood of Christ, whicho will come to redeem his people from their sins?

Simple English

Have you lived without doing wrong before God? If you were going to die right now, could you say to yourself that you have been humble enough? That your clothes have been cleaned and made white through the blood of Christ? He will come to save his people from their sins.

Paraphrase

Have you walked blamelessly before God? If you were called to die right now, could you say to yourself that you’ve been humble enough? That your garments have been cleansed and made white through the blood of Christ, who will come to redeem his people from their sins?