Helaman 7:13

~23 BC

1830 Edition

And it came to pass that he opened his mouth and said unto them, Behold, why have ye gathered yourselves together? That I may tell you of your iniquities?

Influences

Matthew 5:2 (KJV)
And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,

Changes

And it came to pass that he opened his mouth and said unto them,: Behold, why have ye gathered yourselves together? That I may tell you of your iniquities?

Simple English

He opened his mouth and said to them: Why have you gathered here? So I can tell you about your sins?

Paraphrase

He spoke to them: 'Why have you come together? Do you want me to tell you about your sins?'