Matthew 11:28
Come to me, all you who labor and have been burdened, and I will refresh you.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
In Context
Cross References
Job 5:7Man is born to labor, and the bird to fly.
Psalms 32:4For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his works are in faith.
Psalms 90:7A thousand will fall before your side and ten thousand before your right hand. Yet it will not draw near you.
Ecclesiastes 1:14I have seen all that is done under the sun, and behold: all is emptiness and an affliction of the spirit.
Ecclesiastes 4:8He is one, and he does not have a second: no son, no brother. And yet he does not cease to labor, nor are his eyes satisfied with wealth, nor does he reflect, saying: “For whom do I labor and cheat my soul of good things?” In this, too, is emptiness and a most burdensome affliction.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 11:26-30
Christ's Invitation to Burthened Souls. 25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. 26 Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight. 27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him. 28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are… Read the whole commentary →