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, it pleased you to do it this way! 27“My Father has entrusted everything to me. No one truly knows the Son except the Father, and no one truly knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.” Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you 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 45:22Let all the world look to me for salvation! For I am God; there is no other.
• Isaiah 53:2My servant grew up in the Lord’s presence like a tender green shoot, like a root in dry ground. There was nothing beautiful or majestic about his appearance, nothing to attract us to him.
• Isaiah 55:1“Is anyone thirsty? Come and drink— even if you have no money! Come, take your choice of wine or milk— it’s all free!
• John 6:37However, those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them.
• John 7:37On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, “Anyone who is thirsty may come to me!
• Revelation 22:17The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” Let anyone who hears this say, “Come.” Let anyone who is thirsty come. Let anyone who desires drink freely from the water of life.
• Matthew 23:4They crush people with unbearable religious demands and never lift a finger to ease the burden.
• Genesis 3:17And to the man he said, “Since you listened to your wife and ate from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat, the ground is cursed because of you. All your life you will struggle to scratch a living from it.
• Job 5:7People are born for trouble as readily as sparks fly up from a fire.
• Job 14:1“How frail is humanity! How short is life, how full of trouble!
• Psalms 32:4Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me. My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat. Interlude
• Psalms 38:4My guilt overwhelms me— it is a burden too heavy to bear.
• Psalms 90:7We wither beneath your anger; we are overwhelmed by your fury.
• Ecclesiastes 1:8Everything is wearisome beyond description. No matter how much we see, we are never satisfied. No matter how much we hear, we are not content.
• Ecclesiastes 2:22So what do people get in this life for all their hard work and anxiety?
• Ecclesiastes 4:8This is the case of a man who is all alone, without a child or a brother, yet who works hard to gain as much wealth as he can. But then he asks himself, “Who am I working for? Why am I giving up so much pleasure now?” It is all so meaningless and depressing.

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