The Book of Mormon

Alma 6:5

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~83 BC

1830 Edition

Now I would that ye should understand that the word of God was liberal unto all; that no one was deprived of the privilege of assembling themselves together to hear the word of God;

Influences

Acts 13:44 (KJV)
And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.

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Now I would that ye should understand that the word of God was liberal unto all;, that no one wasere deprived of the privilege of assembling themselves together to hear the word of God;.

Simple English

You should understand that God’s word was given freely to everyone. No one was kept from coming together to hear God’s word.

Paraphrase

I want you to understand: God’s word was freely available to everyone. No one was denied the chance to gather and hear it.