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.
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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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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