Jacob 3:12
~544–420 BC
1830 Edition
And now I, Jacob, spake many more things unto the people of Nephi, warning them against fornication, and lasciviousness, and every kind of sin, telling them the awful consequences of them;
Influences
2 Corinthians 12:21 (KJV)
And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.
Changes
And now I, Jacob, spake many more things unto the people of Nephi, warning them against fornication, and lasciviousness, and every kind of sin, telling them the awful consequences of them;.
Simple English
I said many more things to Nephi’s people. I warned them against sexual sins and every kind of sin. I told them the terrible things that would happen because of these sins.
Paraphrase
I spoke many more things to the people of Nephi that day, warning them against sexual sin, lust, and every kind of wrong—telling them the terrible consequences.