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Matthew 2:20

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

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KJV ORIGINAL

Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child’s life.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Get up and take the child and his mother back to Israel — the people who were trying to kill him are dead now.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes you have to wait for the danger to pass before it's safe to go home.

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