Moroni 7:26
1830 Edition
And after that he came, men also were saved by faith in his name; and by faith, they become the sons of God. And as suredly as Christ liveth, he spake these words unto our fathers, saying, Whatsoever thing ye shall ask the Father in my name, which is good, in faith believing that ye shall receive, behold, it shall be done unto you.
Influences
John 16:23 (KJV)
And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
Matthew 21:22 (KJV)
And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Changes
And after that he came, men also were saved by faith in his name; and by faith, they become the sons of God. And as suredly as Christ liveth, he spake these words unto our fathers, saying,: Whatsoever thing ye shall ask the Father in my name, which is good, in faith believing that ye shall receive, behold, it shall be done unto you.
Simple English
After he came, people were also saved by having faith in his name. Through faith, they became God’s children. As sure as Christ lives, he spoke these words to our ancestors. He said: Whatever good thing you ask the Father for in my name—if you believe with faith that you will get it—it will be done for you.
Paraphrase
“After he came, people were saved by faith in his name. Through faith, they became children of God. As surely as Christ lives, he spoke these words to our ancestors: ‘Whatever good thing you ask the Father in my name, believing in faith that you’ll receive it—it will be done for you.’”