Helaman 4:11
1830 Edition
Now this great loss of the Nephites, and the great slaughter which was among them, would not have happened, had it not been for their wickedness and their abomination which was among them; yea, and it was among those also which professed to belong to the church of God;
Changes
Now this great loss of the Nephites, and the great slaughter which was among them, would not have happened, had it not been for their wickedness and their abomination which was among them; yea, and it was among those also whicho professed to belong to the church of God;.
Simple English
This great loss of the Nephites would not have happened if they had not been wicked. The killing would not have happened if they had not done evil things. This was true even for those who said they belonged to God’s church.
Paraphrase
This devastating loss and terrible slaughter wouldn’t have happened if it weren’t for the Nephites’ wickedness and corruption—even among those who claimed to belong to God’s church.