Matthew 11:28
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Matthew 11:28

Matthew 11:28 is the 28th verse in the eleventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.

In the original Greek according to Westcott-Hort, this verse is:

In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads:

The New International Version translates the passage as:

Instead of "give you rest", the Syriac has "I will place you in all quietness".

Here Christ invites everyone to "come" to him, in a spiritual sense. Those who labour (κοπιῶντες) points to those who suffer trouble and are burdened by 1) sins; 2) the law of Moses; 3) the troubles and temptations of this life.

Chrysostom: "By what He had said, He brought His disciples to have a desire towards Him, showing them His unspeakable excellence; and now He invites them to Him, saying, Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden."

Augustine: "Whence do we all thus labour, but that we are mortal men, bearing vessels of clay which cause us much difficulty. But if the vessels of flesh are straitened, the regions of love will be enlarged. To what end then does He say, Come unto me, all ye that labour, but that ye should not labour?"

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