The Book of Mormon

Mosiah 27:28

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Nevertheless, after wandering through much tribulation, repenting nigh unto death, the Lord in mercy hath seen fit to snatch me out of an everlasting burning, and I am born of God;

Influences

1 John 3:9 (KJV), cf. 4:7, 5:1, 5:4, 5:18
Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

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Nevertheless, after wandering through much tribulation, repenting nigh unto death, the Lord in mercy hath seen fit to snatch me out of an everlasting burning, and I am born of God;.

Simple English

“After going through much trouble and almost dying from turning away from sin, the Lord was kind. He pulled me out of a fire that burns forever. I am born of God.”

Paraphrase

“But after going through terrible suffering, after coming right to the edge of death in my repentance, the Lord in his mercy pulled me back from eternal burning. I am born of God.”