The Book of Mormon

Helaman 13:25

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And now when ye talk, ye say, If our days had been in the days of our fathers of old, ye would not have slain the prophets; ye would not have stoned them, and cast them out.

Influences

Matthew 23:30 (KJV)
And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.

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And now when ye talk, ye say,: If our days had been in the days of our fathers of old, ywe would not have slain the prophets; ywe would not have stoned them, and cast them out.

Simple English

“When you talk, you say: If we had lived when our ancestors lived, we would not have killed the prophets. We would not have thrown stones at them and thrown them out.”

Paraphrase

“And you say, ‘If we’d lived back in our ancestors’ time, we wouldn’t have killed the prophets. We wouldn’t have stoned them or driven them out.’”