The Book of Mormon

Alma 5:49

1830 Edition

And now I say unto you, that this is the order after which I am called; yea, to preach unto my beloved brethren; yea, and every one that dwelleth in the land; yea, to preach unto all, both old and young, both bond and free; yea, I say unto you, the aged, and also the middle aged, and the rising generation; yea, to cry unto them that they must repent and be born again;

Changes

And now I say unto you, that this is the order after which I am called; yea, to preach unto my beloved brethren; yea, and every one that dwelleths in the land; yea, to preach unto all, both old and young, both bond and free; yea, I say unto you, the aged, and also the middle aged, and the rising generation; yea, to cry unto them that they must repent and be born again;.

Simple English

This is how I am called. To teach my dear brothers. To teach everyone who lives in the land. To teach everyone, both old and young, both slave and free. The old, the middle aged, and the young. To call out to them that they must turn from their sins and be born again.

Paraphrase

This is the order I’m called to: to preach to my beloved brothers and sisters, to everyone who lives in the land. I’m to preach to everyone—old and young, slave and free. I’m to cry out to the elderly, the middle-aged, and the rising generation that they must repent and be born again.