Mosiah 20:22
1830 Edition
And now let us pacify the king, and we fulfil the oath which we have made unto him: for it is better that we should be in bondage, than that we should lose our lives; therefore, let us put a stop to the shedding of so much blood.
Changes
And now let us pacify the king, and we fulfil the oath which we have made unto him:; for it is better that we should be in bondage, than that we should lose our lives; therefore, let us put a stop to the shedding of so much blood.
Simple English
“Let’s make peace with the king. Let’s keep our promise to him. It’s better to be slaves than to die. Let’s stop all this killing.”
Paraphrase
“Let’s make peace with the king. Let’s honor the treaty we made with him. Better to live under their rule than to die here. Let’s stop all this bloodshed.”