The Book of Mormon

Helaman 5:48

1830 Edition

And now when they heard this, they cast up their eyes as if to behold from whence the voice came; and behold, they saw the heavens open; and angels came down out of heaven, and ministered unto them.—

Influences

Acts 7:56 (KJV)
And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.

Changes

And now, when they heard this, they cast up their eyes as if to behold from whence the voice came; and behold, they saw the heavens open; and angels came down out of heaven, and ministered unto them.

Simple English

When they heard this, they looked up to see where the voice came from. They saw the heavens open. Angels came down from Heaven and helped them.

Paraphrase

When they heard this, they looked up to see where the voice was coming from. They saw the heavens open, and angels came down and helped them.