1 Nephi 14:10 Textual Variants

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wherefore whoso belongeth not to the church of the Lamb of God belongeth to that great church which is the mother of [abominations 1ABDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST|abomination C]

The 1840 edition introduced the singular “mother of abomination”. This change occurred only here in 1 Nephi 14:10, so it is undoubtedly a typo rather than the result of Joseph Smith’s editing. In three other places (all in this chapter), the text reads “mother of abominations”—and without any variation, even in the 1840 edition.

Summary: Maintain the plural “mother of abominations” wherever it occurs (four times, all in 1 Nephi 14).

Analysis of Textual Variants of the Book of Mormon, Part. 1

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