The Book of Mormon

Jacob 7:9

1830 Edition

And I sayeth unto him, Deniest thou the Christ which should come? And he sayeth, If there should be a Christ, I would not deny him; but I know that there is no Christ, neither hath been, nor never will be.

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And I sayethid unto him,: Deniest thou the Christ whicho shoualdl come? And he sayeth,id: If there should be a Christ, I would not deny him; but I know that there is no Christ, neither haths been, nor never will be.

Simple English

I said to him: “Do you say there is no Christ who will come?” He said: “If there were a Christ, I would not say there isn’t. But I know there is no Christ. There has never been one. There never will be.”

Paraphrase

I said to him, “Do you deny the Christ who will come?” He said, “If there were a Christ, I wouldn’t deny him. But I know there is no Christ—not now, not in the past, and never in the future.”