Matthew 11:28 AV
Come unto me,
all [ye] that labour
and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest.
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New International Version
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
New Living Translation
Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.
English Standard Version
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Berean Literal Bible
Come to Me, all those toiling and being burdened, and I will give you rest.
King James Bible
Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
New King James Version
Come to Me, all [you] who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
New American Standard Bible
“Come to Me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
NASB 1995
NASB 1977
“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.
Amplified Bible
“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavily burdened [by religious rituals that provide no peace], and I will give you rest [refreshing your souls with salvation].
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Come unto me
As in the consciousness of this plenitude of power, the Son of Man turns with infinite compassion to those whose weakness and weariness He has shared, and offers them the rest which none other can give them.
Christ having signified, that the knowledge of God, and the mysteries of grace, are only to be come at through him; and that he has all things relating to the peace, comfort, happiness, and salvation of men in his hands, kindly invites and encourages souls to come unto him for the same.
- By which is meant, not a local coming, or a coming to hear him preach; for so his hearers, to whom he more immediately directed his speech, were come already; and many of them did, as multitudes may, and do, in this sense, come to Christ, who never knew him, nor receive any spiritual benefit by him;
- Nor is it a bare coming under the ordinances of Christ, submission to baptism, or an attendance at the Lord’s supper, the latter of which was not yet instituted; and both may be performed by men, who are not yet come to Christ;
- But it is to be understood of believing in Christ, the going of the soul to Him, in the exercise of grace on Him, of desire after Him, love to Him, faith and hope in Him: believing in the Christ, and coming to Him, are terms synonymous, John 6:35.
Those who come to the Christ, come as sinners, to a full, suitable, able, and willing Savior; venture their souls upon Him, and trust in Him for righteousness, life, and salvation, which they are encouraged to do, by this kind invitation; which shows His willingness to save, and His readiness to give relief to distressed minds.
The persons invited, are not “all” the individuals of mankind, but with a restriction,
all ye that labour, and are heavy laden;
- Meaning, not these who are labouring in the service of sin and Satan, are laden with iniquity, and insensible of it: these are not weary of sin, nor burdened with it; nor do they want or desire any rest for their souls;
- But such who groan, being burdened with the guilt of sin upon their consciences, and are pressed down with the unsupportable yoke of the law, and the load of human traditions; and have been labouring till they are weary, in order to obtain peace of conscience, and rest for their souls, by the observance of these things, but in vain.
These are encouraged to come to Him, lay down their burdens at his feet, look to, and lay hold by faith on his person, blood, righteousness, and sacrifice; when they should enjoy that true spiritual consolation, which could never be attained to by the works of the law.
Labour and are heavy laden
The words are wide enough to cover every form of human sin and sorrow, but the thought that was most prominent in them at the time was that of the burdens grievous to be borne, the yoke of traditions and ordinances which the Pharisees and scribes had imposed on the consciences of men (Compare. Matthew 23:4, Acts 15:10.)
The first of the two words gives prominence to the active, the latter to the passive, aspect of human suffering, by whatever cause produced.
I will give you rest
The I is emphasized in the Greek.
He gives what no one else can give — rest from the burden of sin, from the weariness of fruitless toil.
Spiritual rest is meant here, peace of conscience, ease of mind, tranquillity of soul, through an application of pardoning grace, a view of free justification by the righteousness of Christ, and full atonement of sin by his sacrifice; and eternal rest hereafter, in Abraham’s bosom, in the arms of Jesus, in perfect and uninterrupted communion with Father, Son, and Spirit.
The Jews say, that , “the law is rest”; and so explain Genesis 49:15 of it: but a truly sensible sinner enjoys no rest, but in Christ;
It is like Noah’s dove, which could find no rest for the soles of its feet, until it returned to the ark; and they themselves expect perfect rest in the days of the Messiah, and call His world rest.
Greek
Come ☆ Δεῦτε (Deute) ☆ Verb – Imperative – 2nd Person Plural ☆ Come hither, come, hither, an exclamatory word. From deuro and an imperative form of eimi; come hither!
Unto ☆ πρός (pros) ☆ Preposition ☆ To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.
Me ☆ με (me) ☆ Personal / Possessive Pronoun – Accusative 1st Person Singular ☆ I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.
All ☆ πάντες (pantes) ☆ Adjective – Vocative Masculine Plural ☆ All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.
You who ☆ οἱ (hoi) ☆ Article – Vocative Masculine Plural ☆ The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.
Are weary ☆ κοπιῶντες (kopiōntes) ☆ Verb – Present Participle Active – Vocative Masculine Plural ☆ From a derivative of kopos; to feel fatigue; by implication, to work hard.
And ☆ καὶ (kai) ☆ Conjunction ☆ And, even, also, namely.
Burdened ☆ πεφορτισμένοι (pephortismenoi) ☆ Verb – Perfect Participle Middle or Passive – Vocative Masculine Plural ☆ To load, burden; pass: To be laden. From phortos; to load up, i.e. to overburden with ceremony.
And I ☆ κἀγὼ (kagō) ☆ Personal / Possessive Pronoun – Nominative 1st Person Singular ☆ To also, I too, but I. From kai and ego; so also the dative case kamoi, and accusative case kame and I, me.
Will give you rest ☆ ἀναπαύσω (anapausō) ☆ Verb – Future Indicative Active – 1st Person Singular ☆ From ana and pauo; to repose (be exempt), remain); by implication, to refresh.
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