Mosiah 29:31
~92 BC
1830 Edition
For behold I say unto you, The sins of many people have been caused by the iniquities of their kings; therefore their iniquities are answered upon the heads of their kings.
Influences
Hebrews 9:28 (KJV)
So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
Changes
For behold I say unto you, Tthe sins of many people have been caused by the iniquities of their kings; therefore their iniquities are answered upon the heads of their kings.
Simple English
I say to you, many people sin because their kings are bad. So the kings must answer for their people’s sins.
Paraphrase
Because look—throughout history, many people have been led into sin by their kings. Those kings have to answer for all that evil they caused.