The Book of Mormon

Mosiah 14:3

1830 Edition

He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

Influences

Isaiah 53:3 (KJV)
He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

Changes

He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief:; and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

Simple English

People hate and reject him. He is a man full of sadness who knows pain. We turned away from him. People hated him. We thought he was worth nothing.

Paraphrase

People will reject him and treat him like he’s nothing. He’ll know suffering inside and out. We’ll turn away from him as if he disgusts us. He’ll be despised, and we won’t give him a second thought.