Mormon 8:27

~AD 400–421

1830 Edition

And it shall come in a day when the blood of saints shall cry unto the Lord, because of secret combinations and the works of darkness;

Influences

Matthew 24:50 (KJV)
The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
Romans 13:12 (KJV)
The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

Changes

And it shall come in a day when the blood of saints shall cry unto the Lord, because of secret combinations and the works of darkness;.

Simple English

It will come when God’s people cry to the Lord because of secret groups and evil things.

Paraphrase

They’ll come at a time when the blood of believers cries out to the Lord because of secret conspiracies and evil deeds done in darkness.