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How has the church’s teaching on tithing changed over time?
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How does 1 Nephi 11:18 read in the 1830 edition?
The 1830 first edition reads “the mother of God.”1 The current edition reads “the mother of the Son of God.”2 The three added words first appear in the 1837 Kirtland edition, and that reading has stood since.3
Edition & source differences
Textual variantThe 1830 text identifies Mary as the mother of God; the current text reads the mother of the Son of God.
Book of Mormon, 1830 first edition
Behold, the virgin which thou seest, is the mother of God, after the manner of the flesh.
Book of Mormon, current edition
Behold, the virgin whom thou seest is the mother of the Son of God, after the manner of the flesh.
The 1830 edition has no chapter 11 to look in — the chapter divisions are different — so the passage is matched across editions by stored correspondence rather than by reference.
Sources for this answer
- 1 Book of Mormon, 1830 first edition 1 Nephi III · Canon
- 2 Book of Mormon, current edition 1 Nephi 11:18 · Canon
- 3 Book of Mormon, 1837 Kirtland edition Canon
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