The Book of Mormon

Mosiah 15:2

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~150 BC

1830 Edition

and because he dwelleth in flesh, he shall be called the Son of God: and having subjected the flesh to the will of the Father, being the Father and the Son;

Influences

Luke 1:35 (KJV)
And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
John 5:30 (KJV)
I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
2 John 1:9 (KJV)
Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.

Changes

aAnd because he dwelleth in flesh, he shall be called the Son of God:, and having subjected the flesh to the will of the Father, being the Father and the Son;—

Simple English

Because he will live in a human body, he will be called the Son of God. He will follow the Father’s will. He will be both the Father and the Son.

Paraphrase

Because he will live in a mortal body, he’ll be called the Son of God. And because he’ll submit that body completely to the Father’s will, he is both Father and Son.