The Book of Mormon

Mosiah 27:24

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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.

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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.”