The Book of Mormon

Moroni 6:1

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And now I speak concerning baptism. Behold, elders, priests, and teachers were baptized; and they were not baptized, save they brought forth fruit meet that they were worthy of it;

Influences

Matthew 3:8 (KJV)
Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:

Changes

And now I speak concerning baptism. Behold, elders, priests, and teachers were baptized; and they were not baptized, save they brought forth fruit meet that they were worthy of it;.

Simple English

I, Moroni, will now talk about baptism. Church leaders, priests, and teachers were baptized. They were only baptized if they showed they were ready for it.

Paraphrase

Now let me talk about baptism. The elders, priests, and teachers were all baptized—but only after they showed by their lives that they were ready for it.