The Book of Mormon

Ether 6:23

1830 Edition

And now behold, this was grievous unto them.—But the brother of Jared said unto them, Surely, this thing leadeth into captivity.

Changes

And now behold, this was grievous unto them.—But And the brother of Jared said unto them,: Surely, this thing leadeth into captivity.

Simple English

This made them sad. But the brother of Jared said to them, “This will lead to slavery.”

Paraphrase

This troubled them deeply. The brother of Jared said, “This will only lead to captivity.”