Post loop showing full content in Boostrap Mpdal

bm-loop.php

<?php //<~ don't add me in


add_shortcode( 'modal_post_loop', 'modal_post_loop' );
/**
 * Post Query Showing Loop Content in Modals
 * @since 1.0.0
 */
function modal_post_loop() {
ob_start();

$args = array(
	'posts_per_page' => -1,
	'post_type'      => 'post',
	'post_status'    => 'publish',
);

$the_query = new WP_Query( $args );

if ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : 

$i = 1; // Set the increment variable  

while ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : $the_query->the_post(); 

?>

<!-- Loop content -->
<div><?php the_post_thumbnail( 'thumbnail' ); ?></div>

<h2><?php the_title(); ?></h2>
     

<!-- Button trigger modal -->
<button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#Modal-<?php echo $i;?>">
  Read More
</button>


<!-- Modal content-->
<div class="modal fade" id="Modal-<?php echo $i;?>" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="ModalLabel-<?php echo $i;?>" aria-hidden="true">
  <div class="modal-dialog modal-lg" role="document">
    <div class="modal-content">
      <div class="modal-header">
        <h5 class="modal-title" id="ModalLabel-<?php echo $i;?>"><?php the_title(); ?></h5>
        <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close">
          <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
        </button>
      </div>
      <div class="modal-body">
	  
	  <div><?php the_post_thumbnail( 'large' ); ?></div>
	  <?php the_content(); ?>
  
      </div>
      <div class="modal-footer">
        <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

<?php $i++; // Increment the increment variable by 1

endwhile;

wp_reset_postdata(); 

else :
	_e( 'Sorry, no posts published today, please try tomorrow' );

endif;

return ob_get_clean();
}