The Book of Mormon

Mosiah 29:38

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~92 BC

1830 Edition

therefore they relinquished their desires for a king, and became exceedingly anxious that every man should have an equal chance throughout all the land; yea, and every man expressed a willingness to answer for his own sins.

Influences

Hebrews 7:27 (KJV)
Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.

Changes

tTherefore they relinquished their desires for a king, and became exceedingly anxious that every man should have an equal chance throughout all the land; yea, and every man expressed a willingness to answer for his own sins.

Simple English

So they gave up wanting a king. They became very eager for every person to have an equal chance throughout the land. Every person was willing to answer for their own sins.

Paraphrase

They gave up their desire for a king. They became passionate about everyone having equal opportunity. Everyone was willing to take responsibility for their own choices.