Mosiah 16:3
1830 Edition
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Influences
Revelation 20:2 (KJV)
And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
2 Corinthians 11:3 (KJV)
But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
James 3:15 (KJV)
This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
Changes
Simple English
“They live by their bodies’ desires and are evil. The devil has power over them. This is the same old snake that tricked our first parents. He caused them to fall. Because of that, all people became selfish and evil. They know good from bad, but they give themselves to the devil.”
Paraphrase
“They’re driven by flesh and ruled by the devil—that ancient serpent who deceived our first parents and caused their fall. That fall made all humanity carnal, sensual, and devilish, knowing evil from good, slaves to the devil.”