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Matthew 25:24

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

Then the guy who got one talent came up and said, 'Master, I knew you were a tough boss — taking credit for work you didn't do and collecting profits from stuff you never invested in.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Fear made him see his boss as unfair instead of recognizing the opportunity he'd been given.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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