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Matthew 11:29
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Take up my yoke and learn from me,
Take my yoke vpon you, and learne of me, for I am meeke and lowly in heart: and yee shall find rest vnto your soules.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
"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.
Accept my teachings and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in spirit, and you will find rest for your lives.
"Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me [following Me as My disciple], for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST (renewal, blessed quiet) FOR YOUR SOULS.
Take my yoke on you, and learne of me that I am meeke and lowly in heart: and ye shall finde rest vnto your soules.
"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.
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.
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.
Take the yoke I give you. Put it on your shoulders and learn from me. I am gentle and humble, and you will find rest.
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls .
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls;
Accept my teaching. Learn from me. I am gentle and humble in spirit. And you will be able to get some rest.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am genial and meek in my heart, and you will find rest to your souls.
Take my yoke and put it on you, and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in spirit; and you will find rest.
Take my yoke on you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, because I am meek and lowly in heart, "and you will find rest to your souls." Jer. 6:16
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
Take my yoke on you and become like me, for I am gentle and without pride, and you will have rest for your souls;
Take my yoke on you, and learn from me, for I am humble and lowly in heart; and you will find rest for your souls.
Place my yoke on you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.Jeremiah 6:16; Zechariah 9:9; John 13:15; Philippians 2:5,7-8; 1 Peter 2:21; 1 John 2:6;">[xr]
Bear my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am peaceful and lowly in my heart, and you shall find repose for your souls.
Take my yoke upon you; and learn from me, that I am gentle and subdued in my heart: and ye will find rest for your souls:
Take my yoke vpon you and learne of me, for I am meeke & lowly in heart: and ye shall finde rest vnto your soules.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
Take my yoke on you, and learn from me, for I am humble and lowly in heart; and you will find rest for your souls.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye shall find rest to your souls.
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Take ye my yok on you, and lerne ye of me, for Y am mylde and meke in herte; and ye schulen fynde reste to youre soulis.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me: for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls.
Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Follow My teachings and learn from Me. I am gentle and do not have pride. You will have rest for your souls.
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.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, - because, meek, am I and lowly, in heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls;
Take up my yoke upon you, and learn of me, because I am meek, and humble of heart: And you shall find rest to your souls.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Take my yoke on you and lerne of me for I am meke and lowly in herte: and ye shall fynd rest vnto youre soules.
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,
Take my yock vpon you, and lerne of me, for I am meke and lowlye of hert, & ye shal fynde rest vnto youre soules:
take my yoke upon you, and learn to be meek like me, and of an humble temper: and ye shall enjoy tranquillity of mind.
Ride with me and learn what I teach you, 'cause I'm a gentle trail boss and my heart is pure and humble. With me is where you'll find rest for your soul.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
my: Matthew 7:24, Matthew 17:5, John 13:17, John 14:21-24, John 15:10-14, 1 Corinthians 9:21, 2 Corinthians 10:5, 1 Thessalonians 4:2, 2 Thessalonians 1:8, Hebrews 5:9
and learn: Matthew 11:27, Matthew 28:20, Luke 6:46-48, Luke 8:35, Luke 10:39-42, John 13:15, Acts 3:22, Acts 3:23, Acts 7:37, Ephesians 4:20, Ephesians 4:21, Philippians 2:5, 1 John 2:6
for: Matthew 12:19, Matthew 12:20, Matthew 21:5, Numbers 12:3, Psalms 131:1, Isaiah 42:1-4, Zechariah 9:9, Luke 9:51-56, 2 Corinthians 10:1, Philippians 2:7, Philippians 2:8, 1 Peter 2:21-23
and ye: Matthew 11:28, Jeremiah 6:16, Hebrews 4:3-11
Reciprocal: Leviticus 1:14 - of fowls Deuteronomy 10:12 - what doth Deuteronomy 28:48 - a yoke Judges 14:6 - he told 1 Kings 12:4 - our yoke 2 Chronicles 10:4 - Thy father 2 Chronicles 10:11 - I will put 2 Chronicles 14:7 - and he hath given Nehemiah 3:5 - put not Psalms 25:8 - teach Psalms 25:13 - His soul Psalms 32:8 - instruct Psalms 45:4 - meekness Psalms 81:6 - I removed Psalms 95:11 - my rest Psalms 116:7 - thy rest Psalms 119:64 - teach Proverbs 1:22 - ye simple Proverbs 14:29 - slow Song of Solomon 4:1 - thou hast Isaiah 28:12 - This Isaiah 29:19 - meek Isaiah 42:2 - General Lamentations 3:27 - bear Lamentations 5:5 - Our necks are under persecution Matthew 5:5 - the meek Matthew 20:25 - called Luke 1:79 - to guide Luke 6:47 - doeth John 8:32 - ye shall Galatians 6:1 - in the Galatians 6:2 - Bear Philippians 2:12 - work Philippians 4:12 - I am Colossians 2:17 - the body 1 Thessalonians 2:7 - we 2 Timothy 2:25 - In Titus 3:2 - gentle James 3:13 - with meekness James 4:7 - Submit 1 Peter 3:4 - a meek
Cross-References
And God said to Abraham, As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name.
And moreover she is indeed my sister, the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife:
And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Look, Milcah, she also has borne sons to your brother Nahor.
And it came to pass, before he had finished speaking, that, look, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher on her shoulder.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Take my yoke upon you,.... The phrase is Rabbinical. The Jewish doctors often speak a of עול מלכות שמים, "the yoke of the kingdom of heaven", and of persons taking it upon them; and which they exhort to, and express in much such language as here b; קדישא
קבילו עלייכו עול מלכותא, "take upon you the yoke of the holy kingdom", every day. They distinguish this from the yoke of the law, and say c
"a man must first take upon him the yoke of the kingdom of heaven, and after that take upon him the "yoke" of the commandment.''
Their sense I take to be this, that a man must first make a profession of his faith in the God of Israel, and then live conformably to his law: agreeably to this, Christ exhorts such persons who come to him for rest and happiness, to profess their faith in him, to embrace the doctrines of the Gospel, to submit to his ordinances, and to walk according to those laws, commands, and orders, which he, as king of saints, has made, and requires obedience to: so those who come to him for life, and believe in him, as the Saviour of their souls, though they are not to trust in, and depend upon any duties performed by them; yet they are not to sit still, or lay aside the performance of good works, or live a licentious course of life, but are always to be doing the will and work of their Lord. And this he calls "his yoke", in distinction from the yoke of the law of Moses, and of the traditions of the elders.
And learn of me, for I am meek, and lowly in heart: respect seems to be had to Zechariah 9:9 where such characters as these are given of the Messiah. The meekness, humility, and lowliness of Christ appear in his assumption of human nature; in his subjection to his Father; in the whole of his deportment and conversation among men; in his submission to the ordinance of baptism; in the whole course of his obedience to God, and in his sufferings and death: and he is to be imitated herein, by all his followers, who may learn many excellent things from his example, as well as from his doctrine; and particularly, that whereas, though he was so great a person, yet condescended to perform every duty with readiness and cheerfulness, his disciples should not think it below them to conform to every ordinance of his, to every branch of his will; for he has set them an example, that they should tread in his steps, and walk even as he has walked. There never was such an instance of humility, and lowliness of mind, as Christ; nor is there any example so worthy of our imitation as his. The Jews have a saying d,
"for ever let a man ענוותן כהילל, "be meek as Hillell", and let him not be wrathful as "Shammai":''
which two men were presidents of their universities about the times of Christ. But our Lord says, "learn of me", not of "Hillell", or any of your doctors,
and ye shall find rest unto your souls; referring to Jeremiah 6:16 and which shows the rest he speaks of in the preceding verse, to be not a corporal, but a spiritual one; and which is to be enjoyed "in", though not "for" the observance of Christ's commands; whose "ways are ways of pleasantness, and all" whose "paths are peace".
a T. Hieros. Beracot, fol. 4. 1. Bab. Beracot, fol. 61. 2. Zohar in Lev. fol. 46. 4. Caphtor, fol. 44. 2. Tzeror Hammor, fol. 2. 2. b Zohar in Num. fol. 51. 2. Caphtor, fol. 48. 2. c Misn. Beracot, c. 2. sect. 2. T. Hieros. Beracot, fol. 4. 2. d T. Bab. Sabbat, fol. 30. 2.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Take my yoke - This is a figure taken from the use of oxen, and hence signifying to labor for one, or in the service of anyone. The “yoke” is used in the Bible as an emblem:
(1)Of bondage or slavery, Leviticus 26:13; Deuteronomy 28:38.
(2)Of afflictions or crosses, Lamentations 3:27.
(3)Of the punishment of sin, Lamentations 1:14,
(4)Of the commandments of God.
(5)Of legal ceremonies, Acts 15:10; Galatians 5:1.
It refers here to the religion of the Redeemer; and the idea is, that they should embrace his system of religion and obey him. All virtue and all religion imply “restraint” - the restraint of our bad passions and inclinations - and subjection to laws; and the Saviour here means to say that the restraints and laws of his religion are mild, and gentle, and easy. Let anyone compare them with the burdensome and expensive ceremonies of the Jews (see Acts 15:10), or with the religious rites of the pagan everywhere, or with the requirements of the Popish system, and he will see how true it is that Jesus’ yoke is easy. And let his laws and requirements be compared with the laws which sin imposes on its votaries - the laws of fashion, and honor, and sensuality - and he will feel that religion is “freedom,” John 8:36. “He is a freeman whom the truth makes free, and all are slaves besides.” It is “easier” to be a Christian than a sinner; and of all the yokes ever imposed on people, that of the Redeemer is the lightest.
For I am meek ... - See the notes at Matthew 5:5. This was eminently Christ’s personal character. But this is not its meaning here. He is giving a reason why they should embrace his religion. That was, that he was not harsh, overbearing, and oppressive, like the Pharisees, but meek, mild, and gentle in his government. His laws were reasonable and tender, and it would be easy to obey him.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Matthew 11:29. Take my yoke upon you — Strange paradox! that a man already weary and overloaded must take a new weight upon him, in order to be eased and find rest! But this advice is similar to that saying, Psalms 55:22. Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he will sustain thee; i.e. trust thy soul and concerns to him, and he will carry both thyself and thy load.
I am meek and lowly in heart — Wherever pride and anger dwell, there is nothing but mental labour and agony; but, where the meekness and humility of Christ dwell, all is smooth, even, peaceable, and quiet; for the work of righteousness is peace, and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance for ever. Isaiah 32:17.
