Matthew 11:28

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

“Come to me, all you who are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.

Cross References

Job 14:1

“A mortal, born of woman, few of days and full of trouble,

Job 5:7

but humans are born to trouble just as sparks fly upward.

Psalm 116:7

Return, O my soul, to your rest, for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.

Psalm 32:4

For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. Selah

Psalm 38:4

For my iniquities have gone over my head; they weigh like a burden too heavy for me.

Psalm 94:13

giving them respite from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.

Ecclesiastes 1:14

I saw all the deeds that are done under the sun, and see, all is vanity and a chasing after wind.

Ecclesiastes 1:8

All things are wearisome, more than one can express; the eye is not satisfied with seeing or the ear filled with hearing.

Ecclesiastes 4:8

the case of solitary individuals, without sons or brothers; yet there is no end to all their toil, and their eyes are never satisfied with riches. “For whom am I toiling,” they ask, “and depriving myself of pleasure?” This also is vanity and an unhappy business.

Isaiah 1:4

Woe, sinful nation, people laden with iniquity, offspring who do evil, children who act corruptly, who have forsaken the Lord, who have despised the Holy One of Israel, [[who are utterly estranged!]]

Isaiah 11:10

On that day the root of Jesse shall stand as a signal to the peoples; the nations shall inquire of him, and his dwelling shall be glorious.

Isaiah 28:12

to whom he has said, “This is rest; give rest to the weary, and this is repose,” yet they would not hear.

Isaiah 61:3

to provide for those who mourn in Zion— to give them a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit. They will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, to display his glory.

Isaiah 66:2

All these things my hand has made, so all these things are mine, says the Lord. But this is the one to whom I will look, to the humble and contrite in spirit who trembles at my word.

Jeremiah 31:25

I will satisfy the weary, and all who are faint I will replenish.

Jeremiah 35:16

The descendants of Jonadab son of Rechab have carried out the command that their ancestor gave them, but this people has not obeyed me.

Jeremiah 6:16

Thus says the Lord: Stand at the crossroads and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way lies; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls. But they said, “We will not walk in it.”

Matthew 11:29

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Matthew 23:4

They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on the shoulders of others, but they themselves are unwilling to lift a finger to move them.

John 6:37

Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and anyone who comes to me I will never drive away,

John 7:37

On the last day of the festival, the great day, while Jesus was standing there, he cried out, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me,

Acts 15:10

Now, therefore, why are you putting God to the test by placing on the neck of the disciples a yoke that neither our ancestors nor we have been able to bear?

Acts 20:35

In all this I have given you an example that by such work we must support the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, for he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”

Galatians 5:1

For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.

2 Thessalonians 1:7

and to give relief to the afflicted as well as to us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels

Hebrews 4:1

Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest is still open, let us take care that none of you should seem to have failed to reach it.

Revelation 22:17

The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” And let everyone who hears say, “Come.” And let everyone who is thirsty come. Let anyone who wishes take the water of life as a gift.