Mosiah 13:4

~150 BC

1830 Edition

But I must fulfil the commandments wherewith God hath commanded me; and because I have told you the truth, ye are angry with me. And again: Because I have spoken the word of God, ye have judged me that I am mad.

Influences

Acts 16:15 (KJV)
And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.

Changes

But I must fulfil the commandments wherewith God haths commanded me; and because I have told you the truth, ye are angry with me. And again:, Bbecause I have spoken the word of God, ye have judged me that I am mad.

Simple English

'I must do what God told me to do. Because I told you the truth, you are angry with me. Because I spoke God’s words, you think I am crazy.'

Paraphrase

'But I will finish what God commanded me to say. And you’re angry with me because I told you the truth. You’ve called me crazy simply because I spoke the word of God.'