Matthew 11:28

New American Bible - revised edition

“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.

Cross References

Job 14:1

Man born of woman is short-lived and full of trouble,

Job 5:7

Human beings beget mischief as sparks fly upward.

Psalm 116:7

Return, my soul, to your rest; the Lord has been very good to you.

Psalm 32:4

For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength withered as in dry summer heat. Selah

Psalm 38:4

There is no wholesomeness in my flesh because of your anger; there is no health in my bones because of my sin.

Psalm 94:13

To give rest from evil days, while a pit is being dug for the wicked.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I have seen all things that are done under the sun, and behold, all is vanity and a chase after wind.

Ecclesiastes 1:8

All things are wearisome, too wearisome for words. The eye is not satisfied by seeing nor has the ear enough of hearing.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

those all alone with no companion, with neither child nor sibling—with no end to all their toil, and no satisfaction from riches. For whom do I toil and deprive myself of good things? This also is vanity and a bad business.

Isaiah 1:4

Ah! Sinful nation, people laden with wickedness, evil offspring, corrupt children! They have forsaken the Lord, spurned the Holy One of Israel, apostatized,

Isaiah 11:10

On that day, The root of Jesse, set up as a signal for the peoples— Him the nations will seek out; his dwelling shall be glorious.

Isaiah 28:12

to whom he said: “This is the resting place, give rest to the weary; And this is the place of repose”— but they refused to hear.

Isaiah 61:3

to place on those who mourn in Zion a diadem instead of ashes, To give them oil of gladness instead of mourning, a glorious mantle instead of a faint spirit. They will be called oaks of justice, the planting of the Lord to show his glory.

Isaiah 66:2

My hand made all these things when all of them came to be—oracle of the Lord. This is the one whom I approve: the afflicted one, crushed in spirit, who trembles at my word.

Jeremiah 31:25

For I will slake the thirst of the faint; the appetite of all the weary I will satisfy.

Jeremiah 35:16

Yes, the children of Jonadab, Rechab’s son, upheld the command which their father laid on them. But this people has not obeyed me!

Jeremiah 6:16

Thus says the Lord: Stand by the earliest roads, ask the pathways of old, “Which is the way to good?” and walk it; thus you will find rest for yourselves. But they said, “We will not walk it.”

Matthew 11:29

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves.

Matthew 23:4

They tie up heavy burdens [hard to carry] and lay them on people’s shoulders, but they will not lift a finger to move them.

John 6:37

Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and I will not reject anyone who comes to me,

John 7:37

On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and exclaimed, “Let anyone who thirsts come to me and drink.

Acts 15:10

Why, then, are you now putting God to the test by placing on the shoulders of the disciples a yoke that neither our ancestors nor we have been able to bear?

Acts 20:35

In every way I have shown you that by hard work of that sort we must help the weak, and keep in mind the words of the Lord Jesus who himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

Galatians 5:1

For freedom Christ set us free; so stand firm and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery.

2 Thessalonians 1:7

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,

Hebrews 4:1

Therefore, let us be on our guard while the promise of entering into his rest remains, that none of you seem to have failed.

Revelation 22:17

The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” Let the hearer say, “Come.” Let the one who thirsts come forward, and the one who wants it receive the gift of life-giving water.