Matthew 11:28–30
He invites the weary and burdened to come to him and find rest
Study it word by word28Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
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.
30For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
In its context
26Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing before you.
27All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, nor does anyone know the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
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Its words in the original
- ΔεῦτεDeute· come
Come! let's go!
- κοπιῶντεςkopiōntes· labor, toil
Grow weary, work hard.
- πεφορτισμένοιpephortismenoi· load, burden
Load, burden; in the passive, be heavily loaded.
- κἀγὼkagō· and I, I also
And I, I too.
- ἀναπαύσωanapausō· rest, refresh
Give rest, refresh; rest.
- ἄρατεarate· lift, take away
Lift up, carry; also take away.
- ζυγόνzygon· yoke, scales
Yoke: the wooden bar that joins oxen for work; an image of a burden or rule one accepts, such as a teaching or slavery. Also the beam of a pair of scales.
- μάθετεmathete· learn
Learn.
- πραΰςprays· gentle, meek
Gentle, meek: mild and humble, not imposing oneself by force.
- εἰμιeimi· be
Be, exist.
- ταπεινὸςtapeinos· humble, lowly
Humble, lowly, of low position.
- καρδίᾳkardiai· heart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
- εὑρήσετεheurēsete· find
Find; in the passive, turn out to be, be found to be so.
- ἀνάπαυσινanapausin· rest
Rest, relief, refreshment.
- ψυχαῖςpsychais· soul, life
Soul: a person's life, the person himself.
- χρηστὸςchrēstos· kind, good
Kind, good, gracious; also pleasant, easy.
- φορτίονphortion· burden, load
Burden, load.
- ἐλαφρόνelaphron· light
Light, not heavy, easy to bear.