The Book of Mormon

Alma 60:28

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yea, behold I do not fear your power nor your authority, but it is my God whom I fear, and it is according to his commandments that I do take my sword to defend the cause of my country, and it is because of your iniquity that we have suffered so much loss.

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yYea, behold I do not fear your power nor your authority, but it is my God whom I fear,; and it is according to his commandments that I do take my sword to defend the cause of my country, and it is because of your iniquity that we have suffered so much loss.

Simple English

I do not fear your power or your authority. But I do fear my God. I follow his commands when I take my sword to defend my country. It is because of your sins that we have lost so much.

Paraphrase

I don’t fear your power or your authority. I fear my God. It’s by his command that I take up the sword to defend my country. And it’s because of your corruption that we’ve suffered so much loss.