# Matthew 11.28 **Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 26. Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in thy sight. 27. All things have been delivered unto me of my Father: and no one knows the Son, save the Father; neither does any know the Father, save the Son, and he to whomever the Son willeth to reveal him. > > **28. Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.** > > 29. 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. 30. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. (Matthew 11:26-30, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 26. Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight. 27. All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows the Son, except the Father; neither does anyone know the Father, except the Son, and he to whom the Son desires to reveal him. > > **28. “Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.** > > 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. 30. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” (Matthew 11:26-30, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 26. Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight. 27. All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him. > > **28. Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.** > > 29. 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. 30. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. (Matthew 11:26-30, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 26. Yes, Father, because so it was good pleasure before Thee. 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 [Him]. > > **28. 'Come unto me, all ye labouring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest,** > > 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, 30. for my yoke [is] easy, and my burden is light.' (Matthew 11:26-30, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** Matthew (traditionally) the tax-collector-apostle / narrator + Jesus's direct teaching - **Audience:** Jewish-Christian audience (heavy OT-fulfillment emphasis) - **Location:** first-century Palestine (events); possibly Antioch (composition) - **Time period:** events c. 4 BC, AD 30/33; composed c. AD 60-80 ## Theological reading ## Key words - [G3956 - pas](/codex/g3956-pas/), *pas* (Strong's G3956). Also appears in: [Matthew 1](/codex/matthew-1/), [Matthew 2.1-6](/codex/matthew-2-1-6/), [Matthew 2.16](/codex/matthew-2-16/). - [G4314 - pros](/codex/g4314-pros/), *pros* (Strong's G4314). Also appears in: [Matthew 3.13](/codex/matthew-3-13/), [Matthew 5.28](/codex/matthew-5-28/), [Matthew 14.22-33](/codex/matthew-14-22-33/). ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses. ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Argument from Religious Experience](/codex/argument-from-religious-experience/) - [Argument from Restlessness](/codex/argument-from-restlessness/), via [Matthew 11.28-30](/codex/matthew-11-28-30/) - [Evil God Objection Defeater](/codex/evil-god-objection-defeater/) - [Sabbath Breaking Stoning Objection Defeater](/codex/sabbath-breaking-stoning-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 11.28-30](/codex/matthew-11-28-30/) **Concepts:** - [100 Verses of Compassion and God's Goodness](/codex/100-verses-of-compassion-and-gods-goodness/) - [Feeling Distant from God](/codex/feeling-distant-from-god/), via [Matthew 11.28-30](/codex/matthew-11-28-30/) - [Hyper-Calvinism](/codex/hyper-calvinism/) - [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 11.4-30](/codex/matthew-11-4-30/) - [Meaning-Centered Evangelism](/codex/meaning-centered-evangelism/) - [Repentance](/codex/g3341-metanoia/) **Passages:** - [1 Corinthians 13](/codex/1-corinthians-13/) - [1 Corinthians 6](/codex/1-corinthians-6/) - [1 John 2.1](/codex/1-john-2-1/) - [2 Corinthians 4.6](/codex/2-corinthians-4-6/) - [2 Corinthians 5.8](/codex/2-corinthians-5-8/) - [2 Corinthians 6.14](/codex/2-corinthians-6-14/) - [2 Peter 3.15-16](/codex/2-peter-3-15-16/) - [2 Peter 3.16](/codex/2-peter-3-16/) - [Acts 1](/codex/acts-1/) - [Acts 1.7-8](/codex/acts-1-7-8/) - [Acts 10.28](/codex/acts-10-28/) - [Acts 10.30-33](/codex/acts-10-30-33/) - [Acts 11](/codex/acts-11/) - [Acts 15.1-2](/codex/acts-15-1-2/) - [Acts 21.18](/codex/acts-21-18/) - [Acts 26.28](/codex/acts-26-28/) - [Acts 28.30-31](/codex/acts-28-30-31/) - [Acts 3.2](/codex/acts-3-2/) - [Acts 3.22](/codex/acts-3-22/) - [Acts 8.26](/codex/acts-8-26/) - [Acts 8.26-35](/codex/acts-8-26-35/) - [Acts 9](/codex/acts-9/) - [Acts 9.29](/codex/acts-9-29/) - [Ephesians 2.18](/codex/ephesians-2-18/) - [Ephesians 6](/codex/ephesians-6/) - [Ephesians 6.10-18](/codex/ephesians-6-10-18/) - [Ephesians 6.9](/codex/ephesians-6-9/) - [Galatians 1.18-19](/codex/galatians-1-18-19/) - [Hebrews 1](/codex/hebrews-1/) - [Hebrews 1.1-14](/codex/hebrews-1-1-14/) - [Hebrews 1.8-10](/codex/hebrews-1-8-10/) - [Hebrews 1.8-12](/codex/hebrews-1-8-12/) - [Hebrews 2.17-18](/codex/hebrews-2-17-18/) - [Hebrews 5.12-14](/codex/hebrews-5-12-14/) - [Hebrews 5.7](/codex/hebrews-5-7/) - [John 1.1-14](/codex/john-1-1-14/) - [John 1.1-18](/codex/john-1-1-18/) - [John 1.29](/codex/john-1-29/) - [John 1.29-31](/codex/john-1-29-31/) - [John 1.29-34](/codex/john-1-29-34/) - [John 1.44-49](/codex/john-1-44-49/) - [John 10.34-35](/codex/john-10-34-35/) - [John 10.34-36](/codex/john-10-34-36/) - [John 11](/codex/john-11/) - [John 11.1-4](/codex/john-11-1-4/) - [John 11.4](/codex/john-11-4/) - [John 12.32](/codex/john-12-32/) - [John 14.1-7](/codex/john-14-1-7/) - [John 14.12-14](/codex/john-14-12-14/) - [John 14.3](/codex/john-14-3/) - [John 14.6-7](/codex/john-14-6-7/) - [John 16.16-17](/codex/john-16-16-17/) - [John 16.27-28](/codex/john-16-27-28/) - [John 16.28](/codex/john-16-28/) - [John 16.5-15](/codex/john-16-5-15/) - [John 16.7](/codex/john-16-7/) - [John 17.13](/codex/john-17-13/) - [John 19.23-24](/codex/john-19-23-24/) - [John 20.1-2](/codex/john-20-1-2/) - [John 20.17](/codex/john-20-17/) - [John 20.17-18](/codex/john-20-17-18/) - [John 3](/codex/john-3/) - [John 3.19-20](/codex/john-3-19-20/) - [John 5](/codex/john-5/) - [John 5.45](/codex/john-5-45/) - [John 6.37](/codex/john-6-37/) - [John 7.2-10](/codex/john-7-2-10/) - [John 7.53-8](/codex/john-7-53-8/) - [John 8.31-32](/codex/john-8-31-32/) - [Luke 1.29-38](/codex/luke-1-29-38/) - [Luke 1.34-35](/codex/luke-1-34-35/) - [Luke 10.22](/codex/luke-10-22/) - [Luke 10.25-28](/codex/luke-10-25-28/) - [Luke 13.6-9](/codex/luke-13-6-9/) - [Luke 14.26-27](/codex/luke-14-26-27/) - [Luke 15.1-6](/codex/luke-15-1-6/) - [Luke 15.11-32](/codex/luke-15-11-32/) - [Luke 16.19-31](/codex/luke-16-19-31/) - [Luke 19.41-44](/codex/luke-19-41-44/) - [Luke 22.54-62](/codex/luke-22-54-62/) - [Luke 22.66-71](/codex/luke-22-66-71/) - [Luke 24.5-6](/codex/luke-24-5-6/) - [Luke 4.16-21](/codex/luke-4-16-21/) - [Luke 4.36](/codex/luke-4-36/) - [Luke 6.17-49](/codex/luke-6-17-49/) - [Luke 6.27-2](/codex/luke-6-27-2/) - [Luke 7.1-10](/codex/luke-7-1-10/) - [Luke 7.36-50](/codex/luke-7-36-50/) - [Luke 9.3](/codex/luke-9-3/) - [Mark 10.14](/codex/mark-10-14/) - [Mark 12](/codex/mark-12/) - [Mark 14.3-9](/codex/mark-14-3-9/) - [Mark 14.53-65](/codex/mark-14-53-65/) - [Mark 15](/codex/mark-15/) - [Mark 2.1-12](/codex/mark-2-1-12/) - [Mark 6](/codex/mark-6/) - [Mark 6.30](/codex/mark-6-30/) - [Mark 6.45-52](/codex/mark-6-45-52/) - [Mark 6.47-50](/codex/mark-6-47-50/) - [Matthew 14.22-33](/codex/matthew-14-22-33/) - [Matthew 19](/codex/matthew-19/) - [Matthew 19.13-14](/codex/matthew-19-13-14/) - [Matthew 19.8](/codex/matthew-19-8/) - [Matthew 26.37-40](/codex/matthew-26-37-40/) - [Matthew 26.57-68](/codex/matthew-26-57-68/) - [Matthew 3.13](/codex/matthew-3-13/) - [Matthew 5.28](/codex/matthew-5-28/) - [Philippians 4.6-7](/codex/philippians-4-6-7/) - [Revelation 1.17-18](/codex/revelation-1-17-18/) - [Revelation 22.18-19](/codex/revelation-22-18-19/) - [Romans 10](/codex/romans-10/) - [Romans 8](/codex/romans-8/)