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Matthew 25:25

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

I got scared and buried your money in the ground — here, take back what's yours.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Fear made him play it safe, but safe isn't always what God wants from us.

📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?

The Gospel of Matthew was written by an anonymous author, traditionally Matthew, for a community of Jewish Christians likely in Syria around 80-90 CE.

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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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