Matthew 11:28-29
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The Gentle Mastery of Christ. 28 [a]“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened,[b] and I will give you rest. 29 [c](A)Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves.
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- 11:28–29 These verses are peculiar to Matthew and are similar to Ben Sirach’s invitation to learn wisdom and submit to her yoke (Sir 51:23, 26).
- 11:28 Who labor and are burdened: burdened by the law as expounded by the scribes and Pharisees (Mt 23:4).
- 11:29 In place of the yoke of the law, complicated by scribal interpretation, Jesus invites the burdened to take the yoke of obedience to his word, under which they will find rest; cf. Jer 6:16.
Matthew 11:28-29
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28 “Come to me,(A) all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.(B) 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,(C) for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.(D)
2 Thessalonians 1:7
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7 and to grant rest along with us to you who are undergoing afflictions, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with his mighty angels,
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2 Thessalonians 1:7
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7 and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven(A) in blazing fire(B) with his powerful angels.(C)
Hebrews 4:10
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10 And whoever enters into God’s rest, rests from his own works as God did from his.
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Hebrews 4:10
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- Hebrews 4:10 Or labor
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