The Book of Mormon

Alma 7:15

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~83 BC

1830 Edition

yea, I say unto you, Come and fear not, and lay aside every sin, which easily doth beset you, which doth bind you down to destruction; yea, come and go forth, and shew unto your God that ye are willing to repent of your sins, and enter into a covenant with him to keep his commandments, and witness it unto him this day, by going into the waters of baptism;

Influences

Matthew 11:9 (KJV)
But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.
Hebrews 12:1 (KJV)
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

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yYea, I say unto you, Ccome and fear not, and lay aside every sin, which easily doth beset you, which doth bind you down to destruction;, yea, come and go forth, and sheow unto your God that ye are willing to repent of your sins, and enter into a covenant with him to keep his commandments, and witness it unto him this day, by going into the waters of baptism;.

Simple English

Come and don’t be scared! Stop doing every sin that traps you and pulls you down. Come and show God you want to turn away from your sins. Make a promise to him to keep his commandments. Show him you mean it by being baptized.

Paraphrase

Come without fear and put aside every sin that traps you and leads to destruction. Come and show God you’re willing to repent and make a covenant to keep His commandments. Demonstrate this today by being baptized.