Mosiah 19:17

~145 BC

1830 Edition

And now Limhi was desirous that his father should not be destroyed; nevertheless, Limhi was not ignorant of the iniquities of his father, he himself, being a just man.

Influences

2 Peter 3:8 (KJV)
But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

Changes

And now Limhi was desirous that his father should not be destroyed; nevertheless, Limhi was not ignorant of the iniquities of his father, he himself, being a just man.

Simple English

Limhi did not want his father to die. But Limhi knew his father had done bad things. Limhi himself was a good man.

Paraphrase

Limhi didn’t want to see his father killed. But he wasn’t blind to his father’s sins. Limhi himself was a good man.