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Matthew 11

Matt. 11:28 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Come
deute (Greek #1205)
come hither!
KJV usage: come, X follow.
Pronounce: dyoo'-teh
Origin: from 1204 and an imperative form of εἶμι (to go)
unto
pros (Greek #4314)
a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated)
KJV usage: about, according to , against, among, at, because of, before, between, (where-)by, for, X at thy house, in, for intent, nigh unto, of, which pertain to, that, to (the end that), X together, to (you) -ward, unto, with(-in). In the comparative case, it denotes essentially the same applications, namely, motion towards, accession to, or nearness at.
Pronounce: pros
Origin: a strengthened form of 4253
me
me (Greek #3165)
me
KJV usage: I, me, my.
Pronounce: meh
Origin: a shorter (and probably originally) form of 1691
, all
pas (Greek #3956)
apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole
KJV usage: all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
Pronounce: pas
Origin: including all the forms of declension
ye that labor
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
kopiao (Greek #2872)
to feel fatigue; by implication, to work hard
KJV usage: (bestow) labour, toil, be wearied.
Pronounce: kop-ee-ah'-o
Origin: from a derivative of 2873
i and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
are heavy laden
phortizo (Greek #5412)
to load up (properly, as a vessel or animal), i.e. (figuratively) to overburden with ceremony (or spiritual anxiety)
KJV usage: lade, by heavy laden.
Pronounce: for-tid'-zo
Origin: from 5414
, and I
kago (Greek #2504)
so also the dative case κἀμοί (kam-oy'), and accusative case κἀμέ (kam-eh') and (or also, even, etc.) I, (to) me
KJV usage: (and, even, even so, so) I (also, in like wise), both me, me also.
Pronounce: kag-o'
Origin: from 2532 and 1473
will give
anapano (Greek #373)
(reflexively) to repose (literally or figuratively (be exempt), remain); by implication, to refresh
KJV usage: take ease, refresh, (give, take) rest.
Pronounce: an-ap-ow'-o
Origin: from 303 and 3973
you
humas (Greek #5209)
you (as the objective of a verb or preposition)
KJV usage: ye, you (+ -ward), your (+ own).
Pronounce: hoo-mas'
Origin: accusative case of 5210
rest
anapano (Greek #373)
(reflexively) to repose (literally or figuratively (be exempt), remain); by implication, to refresh
KJV usage: take ease, refresh, (give, take) rest.
Pronounce: an-ap-ow'-o
Origin: from 303 and 3973
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Isa. 55:1‑4• 1Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters; and he that hath no money, come ye, buy, and eat: yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price!
 2Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
 3Incline your ear, and come unto me; hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, the sure mercies of David.
 4Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a prince and commander to the peoples. (Isa. 55:1‑4)

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Isa. 45:22‑25• 22Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am *God, and there is none else.
 23I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness and shall not return, that unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
 24Only in Jehovah, shall one say, have I righteousness and strength. To him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.
 25In Jehovah shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory. (Isa. 45:22‑25)
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Isa. 53:2‑3• 2For he shall grow up before him as a tender sapling, and as a root out of dry ground: he hath no form nor lordliness, and when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
 3He is despised and left alone of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief, and like one from whom men hide their faces;--despised, and we esteemed him not. (Isa. 53:2‑3)
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Isa. 55:1‑3• 1Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters; and he that hath no money, come ye, buy, and eat: yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price!
 2Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
 3Incline your ear, and come unto me; hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, the sure mercies of David. (Isa. 55:1‑3)
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John 6:37• 37All that the Father gives me shall come to me, and him that comes to me I will not at all cast out. (John 6:37)
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John 7:37• 37In the last, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried saying, If any one thirst, let him come to me and drink. (John 7:37)
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Rev. 22:17• 17And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that hears say, Come. And let him that is athirst come; he that will, let him take the water of life freely. (Rev. 22:17)
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Matt. 23:4• 4but bind burdens heavy and hard to bear, and lay them on the shoulders of men, but will not move them with their finger. (Matt. 23:4)
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Gen. 3:17‑19• 17And to Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed be the ground on thy account; with toil shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
 18and thorns and thistles shall it yield thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.
 19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, until thou return to the ground: for out of it wast thou taken. For dust thou art; and unto dust shalt thou return. (Gen. 3:17‑19)
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Job 5:7• 7For man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upwards. (Job 5:7)
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Job 14:1• 1Man, born of woman, is of few days, and full of trouble. (Job 14:1)
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Psa. 32:4• 4For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me; my moisture was turned into the drought of summer. Selah. (Psa. 32:4)
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Psa. 38:4• 4For mine iniquities are gone over my head: as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me. (Psa. 38:4)
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Psa. 90:7‑10• 7For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy fury are we troubled.
 8Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.
 9For all our days pass away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a passing thought.
 10The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if, by reason of strength, they be fourscore years, yet their pride is labour and vanity, for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. (Psa. 90:7‑10)
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Eccl. 1:8,14• 8All things are full of toil; none can express it. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
 14I have seen all the works that are done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and pursuit of the wind. (Eccl. 1:8,14)
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Eccl. 2:22‑23• 22For what will man have of all his labour and of the striving of his heart, wherewith he hath wearied himself under the sun?
 23For all his days are sorrows, and his travail vexation: even in the night his heart taketh no rest. This also is vanity. (Eccl. 2:22‑23)
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Eccl. 4:8• 8There is one alone and without a second; also he hath neither son nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour, neither is his eye satisfied with riches, and he saith not, For whom then am I labouring, and depriving my soul of good? This also is vanity and a grievous occupation. (Eccl. 4:8)
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Isa. 1:4• 4Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that corrupt themselves! They have forsaken Jehovah; they have despised the Holy One of Israel; they are turned away backward. (Isa. 1:4)
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Isa. 61:3• 3to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, that beauty should be given unto them instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of the spirit of heaviness: that they might be called terebinths of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, that he may be glorified. (Isa. 61:3)
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Isa. 66:2• 2Even all these things hath my hand made, and all these things have been, saith Jehovah. But to this man will I look: to the afflicted and contrite in spirit, and who trembleth at my word. (Isa. 66:2)
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Mic. 6:6‑8• 6Wherewith shall I come before Jehovah, bow myself before the high God? Shall I come before him with burnt-offerings, with calves of a year old?
 7Will Jehovah take pleasure in thousands of rams, in ten thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
 8He hath shewn thee, O man, what is good: and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love goodness, and to walk humbly with thy God? (Mic. 6:6‑8)
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Acts 15:10• 10Now therefore why tempt ye God, by putting a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear? (Acts 15:10)
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Rom. 7:22‑25• 22For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man:
 23but I see another law in my members, warring in opposition to the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which exists in my members.
 24O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me out of this body of death?
 25I thank God, through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then *I* *myself* with the mind serve God's law; but with the flesh sin's law. (Rom. 7:22‑25)
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Gal. 5:1• 1Christ has set us free in freedom; stand fast therefore, and be not held again in a yoke of bondage. (Gal. 5:1)
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Matt. 11:29• 29Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls; (Matt. 11:29)
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Psa. 94:13• 13That thou mayest give him rest from the days of evil, until the pit be digged for the wicked. (Psa. 94:13)
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Psa. 116:7• 7Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee. (Psa. 116:7)
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Isa. 11:10• 10And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, standing as a banner of the peoples: the nations shall seek it; and his resting-place shall be glory. (Isa. 11:10)
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Isa. 28:12• 12to whom he said, This is the rest: cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing. But they would not hear. (Isa. 28:12)
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Isa. 48:17‑18• 17Thus saith Jehovah, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am Jehovah thy God, who teacheth thee for thy profit, who leadeth thee in the way that thou shouldest go.
 18Oh that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! Then would thy peace have been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea; (Isa. 48:17‑18)
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Jer. 6:16• 16Thus saith Jehovah: Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the ancient paths, which is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein. (Jer. 6:16)
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2 Thess. 1:7• 7and to you that are troubled repose with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven, with the angels of his power, (2 Thess. 1:7)
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Heb. 4:1• 1Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left of entering into his rest, any one of you might seem to have failed of it. (Heb. 4:1)
• It is perfect grace: no restriction; no setting the Jew in the foremost seat of honour. But "Come unto Me, all ye that labour" — Jew or Gentile, it matters not. Are you miserable? Can you find no comfort? "Come unto Me, all ye that labour and I will give you rest." It is without condition or qualification if the needy but go to Him. (“Remarks on Matthew 11” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Come to me, all ye who labour and are burdened, and *I* will give you rest.

W. Kelly Translation

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Come to me, all ye who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest.

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)