3 Nephi 25:2 Textual Variants

Royal Skousen
but unto you that fear my name shall the Son of righteousness arise with healing in his wings

Malachi 4:2 (King James Bible) but unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings

As discussed under 2 Nephi 26:9, “the Son of righteousness” should be emended to “the Sun of righteousness”, the King James reading. In the Book of Mormon, this noun phrase acts as a title or name for Jesus Christ.

Analysis of Textual Variants of the Book of Mormon, Part. 6

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