Matthew 11:28

Matthew 11:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
• New International Version (NIV)“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Context of Matthew 11:28

26Yes, Father, this is what pleased you. 27“My Father has turned everything over to me. Only the Father knows the Son. And no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son is willing to reveal him. “Come to me, all who are tired from carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest. 29Place my yoke over your shoulders, and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble. Then you will find rest for yourselves 30because my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”

Matthew 11:28 word by word

Δεῦτε πρός με πάντες οἱ κοπιῶντες καὶ πεφορτισμένοι, κἀγὼ ἀναπαύσω ὑμᾶς.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Comeδεῦτεdeute · comeG1205
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• that labourκοπιάωkopiaō · to laborG2872
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• are heavy ladenφορτίζωphortizō · to burdenG5412
• and Iκἀγώkagō kamoi kame · and IG2504
• will giveἀναπαύωanapauō · to give restG373
• youσύsu · youG4771

Cross-references for Matthew 11:28

• Isaiah 45:22Turn to me and be saved, all who live at the ends of the earth, because I am God, and there is no other.
• Isaiah 53:2He grew up in his presence like a young tree, like a root out of dry ground. He had no form or majesty that would make us look at him. He had nothing in his appearance that would make us desire him.
• Isaiah 55:1“Listen! Whoever is thirsty, come to the water! Whoever has no money can come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk. You don’t have to pay; it’s free!
• John 6:37Everyone whom the Father gives me will come to me. I will never turn away anyone who comes to me.
• John 7:37On the last and most important day of the festival, Jesus was standing ⌞in the temple courtyard⌟. He said loudly, “Whoever is thirsty must come to me to drink.
• Revelation 22:17The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let those who hear this say, “Come!” Let those who are thirsty come! Let those who want the water of life take it as a gift.
• Matthew 23:4They make loads that are hard to carry and lay them on the shoulders of the people. However, they are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
• Genesis 3:17Then he said to the man, “You listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree, although I commanded you, ‘You must never eat its fruit.’ The ground is cursed because of you. Through hard work you will eat ⌞food that comes⌟ from it every day of your life.
• Job 5:7But a person is born for trouble as surely as sparks fly up ⌞from a fire⌟.
• Job 14:1“A person who is born of a woman is short-lived and is full of trouble.
• Psalms 32:4Day and night your hand laid heavily on me. My strength shriveled in the summer heat. Selah
• Psalms 38:4My guilt has overwhelmed me. Like a heavy load, it is more than I can bear.
• Psalms 90:7Indeed, your anger consumes us. Your rage terrifies us.
• Ecclesiastes 1:8All of these sayings are worn-out phrases. They are more than anyone can express, comprehend, or understand.
• Ecclesiastes 2:22What do people get from all of their hard work and struggles under the sun?
• Ecclesiastes 4:8There are people who are all alone. They have no children or other family members. So there is no end to all the hard work they have to do. Their eyes are never satisfied with riches. But ⌞they never ask themselves⌟ why they are working so hard and depriving themselves of good things. Even this is pointless and a terrible tragedy.

Commentaries on Matthew 11:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28Come unto me - This phrase in the new covenant implies simply, believing in Christ, and becoming his disciple, or follower. All ye that labor and are heavy laden - The metaphor here appears to be taken from a man who has a great load laid upon him, which he must carry to a certain place: every step he takes reduces his strength, and renders his load the more oppressive. However, it must be carried on; and he labors, uses his utmost exertions, to reach the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28All ye that labour and are heavy laden - The Saviour here, perhaps, refers primarily to the Jews, who groaned under the weight of their ceremonial laws and the traditions of the elders, Acts 15:10. He tells them that by coming to him, and embracing the new system of religion, they would be freed from these burdensome rites and ceremonies. There can be no doubt, however, that he meant here chiefly to address the poor, lost, ruined sinner: the man…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-30Verses 25-30 It becomes children to be grateful. When we come to God as a Father, we must remember that he is Lord of heaven and earth, which obliges us to come to him with reverence as to the sovereign Lord of all; yet with confidence, as one able to defend us from evil, and to supply us with all good. Our blessed Lord added a remarkable declaration, that the Father had delivered into his hands all power, authority, and judgment. We are indebted to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28The heavy burdens were probably caused by the legal demands of the religious teachers and Pharisees (see Matthew 23:4). rest: This means spiritual refreshment, either now or in the future (compare 1:21; Hebrews 4:8–11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest--Incomparable, ravishing sounds these--if ever such were heard in this weary, groaning world! What gentleness, what sweetness is there in the very style of the invitation--"Hither to Me"; and in the words, "All ye that toil and are burdened," the universal wretchedness of man is depicted, on both its sides--the active and the passive forms of it.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 11:28

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Faith
• Gifts from God
• Jesus, the Christ
• Penitent
• Salvation

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Commentaries on Matthew 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings