Hi Podobear,
"Can any Mormon or exJW explain the following for me, please: "For thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen" 3 Nephi 13:13 B.O.M and Matthew 6:13 KJV"
The entire chapter of Matthew 6, with few differences, is copied from the King Jame Version of 1611 and presented in the Book of Mormon as 3 Nephi 13. This is presented as Jesus repeating his message to Native Americans.
These 13 words, called a doxology, were a later addition to the Bible, hence modern translations do not include them. Some believe much of the Book of Mormon is based on unpublished manuscripts for another author, Solomon Spalding. Whatever the case might be, we would say Smith or Spalding likely did not know this portion of the Lord's prayer was not originally in the Bible. Of the doxology Wikipedia says this:
The doxology associated with the Lord's Prayer is found in four Vetus Latina manuscripts, only two of which give it in its entirety. The other surviving manuscripts of the Vetus Latina Gospels do not have the doxology. The Vulgate translation also does not include it, thus agreeing with critical editions of the Greek text.
Thus this extra piece of text from 1611 KJV gets copied into the Book of Mormon produced in the 1830s.
The odd thing is a few words are dropped from the Lord's prayer in 3 Nephi 13, such as:
"Thy kingdom come" verse 10
"Give us this day our daily bread" verse 11.
If you're thinking bread doesn't fit the setting of 3 Nephi 13, that ideas falls, because the next chapter, 3 Nephi 14, is a copy of Matthew 7, where the word bread appears in verse 9 of both copies.
"Did the translators of the court of King James copy over the same words from the B.O.M?"
How the King James Version was produced from 1604 to 1611 is well known. It would of course be impossible for them to reference the Book of Mormon since it would not exist for another 219 years.
"is the B.O.M merely a plagiarization of the King James Bible?"
In large sections it obviously is. The hard work of the KJV translators is passed off as the result of translating gold plates recorded in a mysterious unknown language. If copyright laws extended across centuries this would likely not be tolerated. As it is, the KJV text is in the public domain.
Yet, this doesn't mean the KJV text is always copied verbatim in the Book of Mormon. To be sure, large sections are, but the Book of Mormon does include changes to the text. Alas, the results are often not for the better.
3 Nephi 13:30
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which
today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, *even so will* he [[]]
clothe you, *if* ye *are not* of little faith.
vs
Matthew 6:30
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which
to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more
clothe you, O ye of little faith?
So what Jesus should we believe? The one of Matthew who acknowledges we are of "little faith" or the Nephi Jesus who says the opposite?
Cheers,
-Randy
ps. Here is the full text of Matthew 6 and 3 Nephi 13. I've used brackets and asterisks to highlight differences.
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Matthew 6:1
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be
seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is
in heaven.
Matthew 6:2
Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet
before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the
streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you,
They have their reward.
Matthew 6:3
But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy
right hand doeth:
Matthew 6:4
That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in
secret himself shall reward thee openly.
Matthew 6:5
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for
they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners
of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto
you, They have their reward.
Matthew 6:6
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when
thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret;
and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Matthew 6:7
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do:
for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
Matthew 6:8
Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth
what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
Matthew 6:9
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in
heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Matthew 6:10
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Matthew 6:11, 12
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
Matthew 6:13
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
for ever. Amen.
Matthew 6:14
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father
will also forgive you:
Matthew 6:15
But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your
Father forgive your trespasses.
Matthew 6:16
Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad
countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear
unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Matthew 6:17
But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy
face;
Matthew 6:18
That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father
which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall
reward thee openly.
Matthew 6:19
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth
and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Matthew 6:20
But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither
moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break
through nor steal:
Matthew 6:21
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Matthew 6:22
The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be
single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
Matthew 6:23
But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of
darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness,
how great is that darkness!
Matthew 6:24
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one,
and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise
the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Matthew 6:25
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye
shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye
shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than
raiment?
Matthew 6:26
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do
they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth
them. Are ye not much better than they?
Matthew 6:27
Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his
stature?
Matthew 6:28
And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of
the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
Matthew 6:29
And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory
was not arrayed like one of these.
Matthew 6:30
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which
to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more
clothe you, O ye of little faith?
Matthew 6:31
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or,
What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
Matthew 6:32
(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:)
for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all
these things.
Matthew 6:33
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness;
and all these things shall be added unto you.
Matthew 6:34
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow
shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the
day is the evil thereof.
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3 Nephi 13:1
[[Verily, verily, I say that I would that ye should do alms unto
the poor; but]] take heed that ye do not your alms before men to be
seen of them; otherwise ye have no reward of your Father who is
in heaven.
3 Nephi 13:2
Therefore, when *ye shall do your* alms do not sound a trumpet
before *you*, as *will* hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the
streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you,
*they* have their reward.
3 Nephi 13:3
But when thou doest alms let not thy left hand know what thy
right hand doeth;
3 Nephi 13:4
That thine alms may be in secret; and thy Father *who* seeth in
secret, himself shall reward thee openly.
3 Nephi 13:5
And when thou prayest thou shalt not *do* as the hypocrites[[]], for
they love to pray, standing in the synagogues and in the corners
of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto
you, *they* have their reward.
3 Nephi 13:6
But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when
thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father *who* is in secret; and
thy Father, *who* seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
3 Nephi 13:7
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen [[]],
for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
3 Nephi 13:8
Be not ye therefore like unto them, for your Father knoweth
what things ye have need of before ye ask him.
3 Nephi 13:9
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father *who* art in
heaven, hallowed be thy name.
3 Nephi 13:10
[[]] Thy will be done *on* earth as it is in heaven.
3 Nephi 13:11
[[]]
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
3 Nephi 13:12, 13
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
forever. Amen.
3 Nephi 13:14
For, if ye forgive men their trespasses your heavenly Father
will also forgive you;
3 Nephi 13:15
But if ye forgive not men their trespasses neither will your
Father forgive your trespasses.
3 Nephi 13:16
Moreover, when ye fast be not as the hypocrites, of a sad
countenance, for they disfigure their faces that they may appear
unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.
3 Nephi 13:17
But thou, when thou fastest, anoint *thy* head, and wash thy
face;
3 Nephi 13:18
That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father,
*who* is in secret; and thy Father, *who* seeth in secret, shall
reward thee openly.
3 Nephi 13:19
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth
and rust doth corrupt, and thieves break through and steal;
3 Nephi 13:20
But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither
moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break
through nor steal.
3 Nephi 13:21
For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
3 Nephi 13:22
The light of the body is the eye; if, therefore, thine eye be
single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
3 Nephi 13:23
But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of
darkness. If, therefore, the light that is in thee be darkness,
how great is that darkness!
3 Nephi 13:24
No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one
and love the other, or else he will hold to the one and despise
the other. Ye cannot serve God and Mammon.
3 Nephi 13:25
[[And now it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken these
words he looked upon the twelve whom he had chosen, and said unto
them: Remember the words which I have spoken. For behold, ye are
they whom I have chosen to minister unto this people.]]
Therefore I say unto you, take no thought for your life, what ye
shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye
shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than
raiment?
3 Nephi 13:26
Behold the fowls of the air, for they sow not, neither do
they reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth
them. Are ye not much better than they?
3 Nephi 13:27
Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his
stature?
3 Nephi 13:28
And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of
the field how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin;
3 Nephi 13:29
And yet I say unto you, that even Solomon, in all his glory,
was not arrayed like one of these.
3 Nephi 13:30
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which
today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, *even so will* he [[]]
clothe you, *if* ye *are not* of little faith.
3 Nephi 13:31
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or,
What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
3 Nephi 13:32
[[]]
For your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all
these things.
3 Nephi 13:33
But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness,
and all these things shall be added unto you.
3 Nephi 13:34
Take therefore no thought for the morrow, for the morrow
shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient *is* the
day *unto* the evil thereof.
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