Mosiah 27:21
1830 Edition
And he caused that a multitude should be gathered together, that they might witness what the Lord had done for his son, and also for those that were with him.
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Simple English
He brought many people together. He wanted them to see what the Lord had done for his son and the others with him.
Paraphrase
He gathered a large crowd so they could witness what the Lord had done for his son and for those who were with him.
Notes
In Joseph Smith's Plagiarism of the Bible in the Book of Mormon, Jerald and Sandra Tanner list at least 17 significant parallels between the Apostle Paul in the Bible and Alma in the Book of Mormon.
Both Alma and Paul were very wicked men before their conversation (Compare Mosiah 27:8 with 1 Timothy 1:12-13).
Both Alma and Paul were out on one of their missions of persecution on the day of their conversion (Compare Mosiah 27:10-11 with Acts 26:11-13).
In both cases of Alma and Paul's conversion, the people present fell to the earth. (Compare Mosiah 27:12 with Acts 26:14).
In the vision which followed, both Alma and Paul were asked why they fought against the work of the Lord (Compare Mosiah 27:13 with Acts 9:43).
Both Alma and Paul became helpless after the vision and had to be helped by their friends (Compare Mosiah 27:19 with Acts 9:8).
Both Alma and Paul went without food for a period of time (Compare Mosiah 27:23 with Acts 9:9).
Both Alma and Paul were converted to the Lord (Compare Mosiah 27:23-24 with Acts 9:18).
After their conversation, both Alma and Paul traveled about preaching the Word of God (Compare Mosiah 27:32 with Acts 9:20).
Other parallels between Paul and Alma can be found at: Alma 36:6, Alma 36:14, Alma 30:32, Alma 15:11, Alma 14:22, Alma 14:26, Alma 14:27, Alma 14:28