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Matthew 11:28New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
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28 Come to me, all you who are toiling and loaded down, and I will refresh you.
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Matthew 11:28The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
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Δεῦτε πρός με πάντες οἱ κοπιῶντες καὶ πεφορτισμένοι, κἀγὼ ἀναπαύσω ὑμᾶς.
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Matthew 11:28The Bible in Living English
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28 Come to me, all you toilers, all who are loaded down, and I will give you rest.
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Matthew 11:28American Standard Version
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28 Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
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Matthew 11:28The Emphasized Bible
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28 Come unto me! all ye that toil and are burdened, And I will give you rest:
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Matthew 11:28King James Version
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28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
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Matthew Study Notes—Chapter 11New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
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loaded down: Those whom Jesus beckons to come were “loaded down” by anxiety and toil. Their worship of Jehovah had become burdensome because of the human traditions that had been added to the Law of Moses. (Mt 23:4) Even the Sabbath, which was meant to be a source of refreshment, had become a burden.—Ex 23:12; Mr 2:23-28; Lu 6:1-11.
I will refresh you: The Greek word for “refresh” can refer both to rest (Mt 26:45; Mr 6:31) and to relief from toil in order to recover and regain strength (2Co 7:13; Phm 7). The context shows that taking on Jesus’ “yoke” (Mt 11:29) would involve service, not rest. The active Greek verb with Jesus as the subject conveys the thought of his rejuvenating and energizing weary ones so that they would desire to take up his light and kindly yoke.
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