The Book of Mormon

Alma 5:39

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And now if ye are not the sheep of the good shepherd, of what fold are ye? Behold, I say unto you, that the Devil is your shepherd, and ye are of his fold; and now who can deny this? Behold, I say unto you, whosoever denieth this, is a liar and a child of the Devil;

Influences

1 John 2:23 (KJV)
Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.
Acts 13:10 (KJV)
And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

Changes

And now iIf yeou are not the sheep of the good shepherd, of what fold are ye? Behold,u? I say unto you, that the Ddevil is your shepherd, and yeou are of his fold; and now who can deny this? Behold, I say unto you, whosoever denieths this, is a liar and a child of the Ddevil;.

Simple English

If you are not the sheep of the good shepherd, whose group do you belong to? I tell you, the Devil is your shepherd. You belong to his group. Who can say this is not true? I tell you, anyone who says this is not true is a liar and belongs to the Devil.

Paraphrase

If you aren’t the good shepherd’s sheep, whose flock are you in? The devil is your shepherd, and you’re part of his flock. Who can deny this? Anyone who denies this is a liar and a child of the devil.