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Matthew 24:48

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial

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KJV ORIGINAL

But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

Close to the original. Clear modern English.

✦ MADE SIMPLE

But what if that worker starts thinking to himself, 'My boss isn't coming back anytime soon...'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

When you think no one's watching, that's when your real character shows up.

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But if that servant starts thinking 'my boss isn't coming back anytime soon' and decides to abuse the other workers, throw parties, and get completely wasted...

Look, if they were still thinking about the place they left behind, they totally could have gone back anytime they wanted.

They're saying, 'Nothing bad is coming anytime soon, so let's keep building houses and living it up. This city is like a big protective pot, and we're the meat inside — totally safe.'

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