The Book of Mormon

Helaman 10:5

1830 Edition

And now because thou hast done this with such unwearyingness, behold, I will bless thee forever; and I will make thee mighty in word and in deed, in faith and in works; yea, even that all things shall be done unto thee according to thy word, for thou shalt not ask that which is contrary to my will.

Changes

And now, because thou hast done this with such unwearyingness, behold, I will bless thee forever; and I will make thee mighty in word and in deed, in faith and in works; yea, even that all things shall be done unto thee according to thy word, for thou shalt not ask that which is contrary to my will.

Simple English

“Because you have done this and never given up, I will bless you forever. I will make you powerful in what you say and what you do. I will make you strong in faith and works. All things will happen just like you say. You will not ask for anything that goes against my will.”

Paraphrase

“Because you’ve done this so faithfully, I’m going to bless you forever. I’ll make you mighty in word and deed, in faith and action. Everything will happen according to your word, because you won’t ask for anything against my will.”