Mosiah 27:25
1830 Edition
And the Lord said unto me, Marvel not that all mankind, yea, men, and women, all nations, kindreds, tongues and people, must be born again; yea, born of God, changed from their carnal and fallen state, to a state of righteousness, being redeemed of God, becoming his sons and daughters;
Influences
Revelation 14:6 (KJV)
And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,
John 3:7 (KJV)
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
John 1:12 (KJV)
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
Changes
And the Lord said unto me,: Marvel not that all mankind, yea, men, and women, all nations, kindreds, tongues and people, must be born again; yea, born of God, changed from their carnal and fallen state, to a state of righteousness, being redeemed of God, becoming his sons and daughters;
Simple English
“The Lord said to me: ‘Don’t be surprised that all people need to be born again. Men, women, all countries, families, languages, and peoples must be born again. They must be born of God. They must change from their sinful state to being good. God must save them. They must become his sons and daughters.’”
Paraphrase
“The Lord told me: ‘Don’t be surprised that all people—men and women, every nation, tribe, language, and people—must be born again. They must be born of God, changed from their sinful, fallen condition into a state of righteousness. They must be redeemed by God and become his sons and daughters.’”