Mosiah 3:9
~124 BC
1830 Edition
And lo, he cometh unto his own, that salvation might come unto the children of men, even through faith on his name; and even after all this, they shall consider him a man, and say that he hath a Devil, and shall scourge him, and shall crucify him.
Influences
John 1:11 (KJV)
He came unto his own, and his own received him not.
Acts 3:16 (KJV)
And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
Matthew 11:18 (KJV)
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
Mark 10:34 (KJV)
And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.
Matthew 20:19 (KJV)
And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.
Changes
And lo, he cometh unto his own, that salvation might come unto the children of men, even through faith on his name; and even after all this, they shall consider him a man, and say that he hath a Ddevil, and shall scourge him, and shall crucify him.
Simple English
He will come to his own people so they can be saved by believing in him. But after all this, they will think he is just a man. They will say he has an evil spirit. They will beat him and kill him on a cross.
Paraphrase
'He’s coming to his own people so they can be saved through faith in his name. But even after everything he does, they’ll see him as just a man. They’ll say he’s possessed by a demon. They’ll beat him and nail him to a cross.'