“Wrested”

Joseph F. McConkie, Robert L. Millet
To wrest the scriptures is to twist or distort them. It is a form of literary torture that wrenches from holy writ the justification needed for whatever course or purpose its tormentors desire. See also Alma 13:20; 2 Peter 1:20; D&C 10:63.

Doctrinal Commentary on the Book of Mormon, Vol. 3

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