Ether 15:34
~600 BC
1830 Edition
Now the last words which are written by Ether, are these: Whether the Lord will that I be translated, or that I suffer the will of the Lord in the flesh: It mattereth not, if it so be that I am saved in the kingdom of God. Amen.
Influences
Acts 21:14 (KJV)
And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
Matthew 6:33 (KJV)
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Changes
Now the last words which are written by Ether, are these: Whether the Lord will that I be translated, or that I suffer the will of the Lord in the flesh:, Iit mattereth not, if it so be that I am saved in the kingdom of God. Amen.
Simple English
These are the last words that Ether wrote: 'I don’t know if the Lord will take me to heaven or if I will die here. It doesn’t matter, as long as I am saved in God’s kingdom. Amen.'
Paraphrase
These are Ether’s last written words: 'Whether the Lord wants me taken up to heaven or to die here in the flesh—it doesn’t matter to me, as long as I’m saved in God’s kingdom. Amen.'