Mosiah 27:24

~100 BC

1830 Edition

for, said he, I have repented of my sins, and have been redeemed of the Lord; behold, I am born of the spirit.

Influences

John 3:8 (KJV), cf. 3:5-6
The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

Changes

fFor, said he, I have repented of my sins, and have been redeemed of the Lord; behold, I am born of the sSpirit.

Simple English

He said: 'I have turned away from my sins. The Lord has saved me. I am born of the Spirit.'

Paraphrase

'I have turned from my sins,' he said, 'and the Lord has set me free. I am born of the Spirit.'