The Book of Mormon

Helaman 3:14

1830 Edition

but behold a hundredth part of the proceedings of this people, yea, the account of the Lamanites, and of the Nephites, and their wars, and contentions, and dissensions, and their preaching, and their prophecies, and their shipping, and their building of ships, and their building of temples, and of synagogues, and their sanctuaries, and their righteousness, and their wickedness, and their murders, and their robbings, and their plundering, and all manner of abominations and whoredoms, cannot be contained in this work;

Changes

bBut behold, a hundredth part of the proceedings of this people, yea, the account of the Lamanites, and of the Nephites, and their wars, and contentions, and dissensions, and their preaching, and their prophecies, and their shipping, and their building of ships, and their building of temples, and of synagogues, and their sanctuaries, and their righteousness, and their wickedness, and their murders, and their robbings, and their plundering, and all manner of abominations and whoredoms, cannot be contained in this work;.

Simple English

But not even one percent of what happened to these people can fit in this book. The stories of the Lamanites and Nephites cannot all fit. Their wars, fights, and disagreements cannot all fit. Their preaching, their messages from God, their ships, and their building cannot all fit. Their temples, meeting places, and holy buildings cannot all fit. Their good deeds and their evil deeds cannot all fit. Their murders, robberies, stealing, and all their terrible sins cannot all fit in this book.

Paraphrase

But I can’t fit even a hundredth of it into this record—the full story of the Lamanites and Nephites, their wars and conflicts, their divisions, their preaching and prophecies, their shipping and shipbuilding, their construction of temples and synagogues and sanctuaries, their goodness and wickedness, their murders and robberies and plundering, and every kind of corruption and sexual immorality.