Mosiah 27:32
1830 Edition
And now it came to pass that Alma began from this time forward, to teach the people, and those which were with Alma at the time the angel appeared unto them; travelling round about through all the land, publishing to all the people the things which they had heard and seen, and preaching the word of God in much tribulation, being greatly persecuted by those which were unbelievers, being smitten by many of them;
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Simple English
From this time on, Alma began to teach the people. Those who were with Alma when the angel appeared also taught. They traveled all through the land. They told all the people what they had heard and seen. They preached God’s word even when it was hard. People who didn’t believe hurt them a lot. Many of them hit them.
Paraphrase
From that time on, Alma began teaching the people. He and those who were with him when the angel appeared traveled all over the land, telling everyone what they had heard and seen. They preached the word of God despite great hardship. Nonbelievers persecuted them severely and many attacked them.
Notes
In Joseph Smith's Plagiarism of the Bible in the Book of Mormon, Jerald and Sandra Tanner list at least 17 significant parallels between the Apostle Paul in the Bible and Alma in the Book of Mormon.
Both Alma and Paul were very wicked men before their conversation (Compare Mosiah 27:8 with 1 Timothy 1:12-13).
Both Alma and Paul were out on one of their missions of persecution on the day of their conversion (Compare Mosiah 27:10-11 with Acts 26:11-13).
In both cases of Alma and Paul's conversion, the people present fell to the earth. (Compare Mosiah 27:12 with Acts 26:14).
In the vision which followed, both Alma and Paul were asked why they fought against the work of the Lord (Compare Mosiah 27:13 with Acts 9:43).
Both Alma and Paul became helpless after the vision and had to be helped by their friends (Compare Mosiah 27:19 with Acts 9:8).
Both Alma and Paul went without food for a period of time (Compare Mosiah 27:23 with Acts 9:9).
Both Alma and Paul were converted to the Lord (Compare Mosiah 27:23-24 with Acts 9:18).
After their conversation, both Alma and Paul traveled about preaching the Word of God (Compare Mosiah 27:32 with Acts 9:20).
Other parallels between Paul and Alma can be found at: Alma 36:6, Alma 36:14, Alma 30:32, Alma 15:11, Alma 14:22, Alma 14:26, Alma 14:27, Alma 14:28