The Book of Mormon

Mosiah 27:31

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yea, every knee shall bow, and every tongue confess before him. Yea, even at the last day, when all men shall stand to be judged of him, then shall they confess that he is God; then shall they confess, who live without God in the world, that the judgment of an everlasting punishment is just upon them; and they shall quake, and tremble, and shrink beneath the glance of his all-searching eye.

Influences

Philippians 2:10-11 (KJV)
That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Changes

yYea, every knee shall bow, and every tongue confess before him. Yea, even at the last day, when all men shall stand to be judged of him, then shall they confess that he is God; then shall they confess, who live without God in the world, that the judgment of an everlasting punishment is just upon them; and they shall quake, and tremble, and shrink beneath the glance of his all-searching eye.

Simple English

“Every knee will bow. Every tongue will say he is God. On the last day, when all people stand to be judged by him, they will say he is God. Those who live without God in the world will say that being punished forever is fair for them. They will shake, tremble, and shrink when his eye that sees everything looks at them.”

Paraphrase

“Every knee will bow and every tongue will confess before him. On the last day, when everyone stands to be judged by him, they will confess that he is God. Those who lived without God in the world will confess that eternal punishment is justified. They will shake and tremble and shrink back from his all-seeing gaze.”