Helaman 6:30
1830 Edition
And behold, it is he which is the author of all sin. And behold, he doth carry on his works of darkness and secret murder, and doth hand down their plots, and their oaths, and their covenants, and their plans of awful wickedness, from generation to generation, according as he can get hold upon the hearts of the children of men.
Changes
And behold, it is he whicho is the author of all sin. And behold, he doth carry on his works of darkness and secret murder, and doth hand down their plots, and their oaths, and their covenants, and their plans of awful wickedness, from generation to generation, according as he can get hold upon the hearts of the children of men.
Simple English
He causes all sin. He continues his work of darkness and secret murder. He passes down evil plans, promises, and agreements from parents to children. He does this whenever he can control people’s hearts.
Paraphrase
He’s the source of all sin. He carries on his dark work and secret murders, passing down his schemes, oaths, covenants, and terrible plans from one generation to the next, whenever he can grip people’s hearts.