Matthew 11:28 (YLT)

Passage

`Come unto me, all ye labouring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest,

Nearby Context

Matthew 11:26 Yes, Father, because so it was good pleasure before Thee.

Matthew 11:27 `All things were delivered to me by my Father, and none doth know the Son, except the Father, nor doth any know the Father, except the Son, and he to whom the Son may wish to reveal <FI>Him<Fi> .

Matthew 11:28 `Come unto me, all ye labouring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest,

Matthew 11:29 take up my yoke upon you, and learn from me, because I am meek and humble in heart, and ye shall find rest to your souls,

Matthew 11:30 for my yoke <FI>is<Fi> easy, and my burden is light.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "come", "labouring", "burdened", "ones", "give", and "rest". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "come" and "labouring", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "All things were delivered to me by..." into verse 29's "take up my yoke upon you and...", so "come" and "labouring" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "come" and "labouring" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.