2 Nephi 9:30 Textual Variants

Royal Skousen
for because that they are rich they despise the poor and they persecute the meek and their hearts are upon their treasures wherefore their treasure is their [God 1ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRS|god T]

Throughout the history of the text, the printed editions of the Book of Mormon have varied regarding the question of whether god should be capitalized when referring to a god other than the true God:

In each instance, the critical text will follow the standard practice of not capitalizing god when it refers to a false god. Nonetheless, some of these examples are rather complex, and therefore each one will be considered on its own grounds. Here in 2 Nephi 9:30, the word god refers to treasure, not to the true God; thus the decision of the editors of the 1981 LDS edition to remove the capitalization is appropriate.

Summary: Maintain in 2 Nephi 9:30 the lowercase god of the 1981 LDS edition; the god referred to here is treasure rather than the true God.

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

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