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Matthew 9:38

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial

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KJV ORIGINAL

Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.

Close to the original. Clear modern English.

✦ MADE SIMPLE

So pray to the Lord who owns the harvest — ask him to send out workers to bring in all that's ready to be gathered.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Ask God to send people who are ready to do the work that needs doing.

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Let them both grow together until harvest time. When it's time to harvest, I'll tell the workers: 'First, gather up all the weeds and tie them in bundles to burn. Then collect the wheat and bring it into my barn.'

So Jesus told them, 'Look, there's so much work to be done out there — like a massive harvest waiting to be gathered — but there just aren't enough people willing to do it. So ask God to send more workers into the field.'

And Ruth the Moabite woman said, 'He also told me to stay close to his workers until they finish gathering all his harvest.'

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