The Book of Mormon

Mormon 8:17

1830 Edition

and if there be faults, they be the faults of a man. But behold, we know no fault. Nevertheless, God knoweth all things; therefore he that condemneth, let him be aware lest he shall be in danger of hell fire.

Changes

aAnd if there be faults, they be the faults of a man. But behold, we know no fault.; Nnevertheless, God knoweth all things; therefore, he that condemneth, let him be aware lest he shall be in danger of hell fire.

Simple English

If there are mistakes, they are human mistakes. But we don’t know of any mistakes. God knows everything. So anyone who judges this record should be careful. They might be in danger of hell fire.

Paraphrase

If there are mistakes in this record, they’re human mistakes. We don’t see any mistakes ourselves. But God knows everything, so anyone who condemns this record should be careful—they’re putting themselves in danger of hell.