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Rest for the Weary

Matthew 11:28

In 9 translations

BSB
Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
KJV
¶ Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
WEB
“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.
ASV
Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
LSV
Come to Me, all you laboring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest;
YLT
'Come unto me, all ye labouring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest,
DBY
Come to me, all ye who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest.
DRC
Come to me, all you that labour, and are burdened, and I will refresh you.
GNV
Come vnto me, all ye that are wearie and laden, and I will ease you.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Δεῦτε πρός με πάντες οἱ κοπιῶντες καὶ πεφορτισμένοι, κἀγὼ ἀναπαύσω ὑμᾶς.
RP2018
Δεῦτε πρός με πάντες οἱ κοπιῶντες καὶ πεφορτισμένοι, κἀγὼ ἀναπαύσω ὑμᾶς.
TR-Boyd
Δεῦτε πρός με πάντες οἱ κοπιῶντες καὶ πεφορτισμένοι, κἀγὼ ἀναπαύσω ὑμᾶς.
SCR1894
δευτε προς με παντες οι κοπιωντες και πεφορτισμενοι καγω αναπαυσω υμας

Who and where

◆ Woe to Chorazin and Bethsaida

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Matthew 11:29Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
  • John 7:37On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
  • John 6:37Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away.
  • Galatians 5:1It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.
  • Isaiah 55:1–3“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost! Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that…
  • Revelation 22:17The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.
  • Jeremiah 6:16This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’
  • Isaiah 48:17–18Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go. If only you had paid attention to My commandments, your…
  • Psalms 116:7Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.
  • Isaiah 28:12to whom He has said: “This is the place of rest, let the weary rest; this is the place of repose.” But they would not listen.
  • Isaiah 45:22–25Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other. By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every…
  • Matthew 23:4They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
  • Hebrews 4:1Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it.
  • Micah 6:6–8With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves? Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of…
  • Isaiah 66:2Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.
  • Psalms 38:4For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear.

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