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11:28 Come to me , all you who are weary and burdened , and I will give you rest . 11:29 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 . 11:30 For my yoke is easy to bear , and my load is not hard to carry .”

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  • 'Ku Disalibkan dengan Tuhanku [KJ.404] ( Dying with Jesus / Moment by Moment )
  • 'Ku Mengasihi Yesus, Tuhanku [KJ.305]
  • Ajaib Benar Anugerah [KJ.40] ( Amazing Grace )
  • Anak Maria dalam Palungan [KJ.112]
  • Apapun Juga Menimpamu [KJ.438] ( Be Not Dismayed Whate'er Betide / God Will Take Care of You )
  • Berlutut di PalunganMu [KJ.115]
  • Bila Topan K'ras Melanda Hidupmu [KJ.439] ( Count Your Blessings / When upon Life's Billows )
  • Di Malam Sunyi Bergema [KJ.96]
  • Hai Jangan Sendirian [KJ.352]
  • Hai Kamu Sekalian yang Berdahaga [KJ.146a]
  • Hai Kamu Sekalian yang Berdahaga [KJ.146b]
  • Kau yang Lama Dinantikan [KJ.76]
  • Kristus Sudah Bangkit [KJ.196]
  • Marilah Datang kepadaKu [KJ.359]
  • Muliakan Allah yang Esa [KJ.45]
  • O Hari Istirahat [KJ.20] ( O Day of Rest and Gladness )
  • O Yesus Kristus, T'rang Baka [KJ.140]
  • Puji Tuhan, Haleluya [KJ.391]
  • Pujilah Sumber Hidupmu [KJ.314]
  • Sang Maha Tabib T'lah Dekat [KJ.149]
  • Segala Benua dan Langit Penuh [KJ.281]
  • Semua yang Letih Lesu [KJ.358]
  • Serahkan pada Tuhan [KJ.417]
  • Suara Yesus Kudengar [KJ.144a] ( I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say )
  • Suara Yesus Kudengar [KJ.144b] ( I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say )
  • Sungguh Lembut Tuhan Yesus Memanggil [KJ.353]
  • Terbukalah Sorga [KJ.41]
  • Tuhan Tidak Lupa [KJ.390]
  • Yesus Kawan yang Sejati [KJ.453] ( What a Friend We Have in Jesus )
  • Yesus Memanggil [KJ.355]
  • Yesus, Kau Kehidupanku [KJ.179]
  • [Mat 11:28] All Ye Who Seek For Sure Relief
  • [Mat 11:28] Alleluia, Fairest Morning
  • [Mat 11:28] Art Thou Weary, Art Thou Languid?
  • [Mat 11:28] Beautiful Words Of Jesus
  • [Mat 11:28] “come”
  • [Mat 11:28] Come, Oh, Come To Me
  • [Mat 11:28] Come, Said Jesus’ Sacred Voice
  • [Mat 11:28] Come, Sinner, Come
  • [Mat 11:28] Come To The Master
  • [Mat 11:28] Come To The Savior
  • [Mat 11:28] Come To The Savior Now
  • [Mat 11:28] Come Unto Me (jones)
  • [Mat 11:28] Come Unto Me (norton)
  • [Mat 11:28] Come Unto Me, And Rest
  • [Mat 11:28] Come Unto Me, When Shadows Darkly Gather
  • [Mat 11:28] Come Unto Me, Ye Weary (dix)
  • [Mat 11:28] Come Unto Me, Ye Weary (crosby)
  • [Mat 11:28] Come, Ye Sinners, Poor And Needy
  • [Mat 11:28] Come, Ye Souls By Sin Afflicted
  • [Mat 11:28] Come, Ye Weary Sinners, Come
  • [Mat 11:28] Harbor Bell, The
  • [Mat 11:28] Hark, The Gentle Voice
  • [Mat 11:28] His Yoke Is Easy
  • [Mat 11:28] I Heard The Voice Of Jesus Say
  • [Mat 11:28] Jesus Calls Thee
  • [Mat 11:28] Jesus Understands
  • [Mat 11:28] Just As Thou Art
  • [Mat 11:28] Long Did I Toil
  • [Mat 11:28] O God, Whose Smile Is In The Sky
  • [Mat 11:28] O What A Savior
  • [Mat 11:28] Only Trust The Savior’s Promise
  • [Mat 11:28] Savior Calls, The
  • [Mat 11:28] Savior For Me, The
  • [Mat 11:28] Still Out Of Christ
  • [Mat 11:28] Weary Of Earth, And Laden With My Sin
  • [Mat 11:28] When I Get To The End Of The Way
  • [Mat 11:28] Where He Leads I’ll Follow
  • [Mat 11:28] Who Is This Of Whom Ye Tell?
  • [Mat 11:28] Why Not Say Yes Tonight?
  • [Mat 11:28] Will You Come? (crosby)
  • [Mat 11:28] Will You Come? (reynolds)
  • [Mat 11:28] Will You Go?
  • [Mat 11:29] Come Unto Me (peterson)
  • [Mat 11:29] God’s Glory Is A Wondrous Thing
  • [Mat 11:29] Jesu, Meek And Lowly
  • [Mat 11:29] Jesus, Meek And Gentle
  • [Mat 11:29] Welcome Here
  • [Mat 11:30] Help Us, O Lord, Thy Yoke To Wear

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What if God Had an Answering Machine?; Promises From God; Rest in Six Aspects; Matthew 11:28; The Invitations of Christ; The Invitations of Christ; Twelve Promises; Promises Don't Break by Leaning on them; Called From and To

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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

  • This is the most positively stated of the Ten Commandments. Only one other commandment appears in the affirmative, namely, the fifth. The fourth commandment is a charge to refresh oneself physically and spiritually. The Hebre...
  • In contrast to Ahaz, who refused to listen to and obey God, the Lord would raise up a faithful king who would be born and reign in the future (the Millennium). This pericope climaxes the present section (7:1-9:7) dealing with...
  • 6:16 Yahweh commanded the Judahites to compare the paths in which they could walk. Then they should ask their leaders to direct them in the good old paths, the teachings of the Mosaic Covenant. Then they should walk in those ...
  • Matthew often grouped his material into sections so that three, five, six, or seven events, miracles, sayings, or parables appear together.27Jewish writers typically did this to help their readers remember what they had writt...
  • I. The introduction of the King 1:1-4:11A. The King's genealogy 1:1-17B. The King's birth 1:18-25C. The King's childhood 2:1-231. The prophecy about Bethlehem 2:1-122. The prophecies about Egypt 2:13-183. The prophecies about...
  • Comparison of John's Gospel and Matthew's shows that Jesus ministered for about a year before John the Baptist's arrest. John had criticized Herod Antipas for having an adulterous relationship with his brother Philip's wife (...
  • This pericope describes the character of the kingdom's subjects and their rewards in the kingdom.236"Looked at as a whole . . . the Beatitudes become a moral sketch of the type of person who is ready to possess, or rule over,...
  • Chapters 11-13 record Israel's rejection of her Messiah and its consequences. Opposition continued to build, but Jesus announced new revelation in view of hardened unbelief."The Evangelist has carefully presented the credenti...
  • This invitation is a sign of Israel's rejection of her King since with it Jesus invited those who had believed in Him to separate themselves from unbelieving Israel and to follow Him. In verses 20-24 Jesus addressed the conde...
  • The immediate connection between this section and what precedes is twofold. The first is the theme of rising opposition (11:2-13:53), and the second is the heavy yoke of Pharisaic tradition that made the Israelites weary and ...
  • Matthew concluded the two accounts of the Pharisees' conflict with Jesus over Sabbath observance. He did so with a summary of His ministry that shows He fulfilled messianic prophecy. Jesus' tranquillity and gentleness in this...
  • Matthew leaves the reader with the impression from this concluding transition, as well as from the structure of the discourse, that Jesus related all the preceding parables at one time. This was apparently the case. Jesus now...
  • 16:18 "I say to you"(cf. 5:18, 20, 22, 28, 32, 34, 39, 44; 8:10) may imply that Jesus would continue the revelation the Father had begun. However the phrase occurs elsewhere where that contrast is not in view. Undoubtedly it ...
  • 26:6-7 This event evidently happened on the previous Saturday evening (John 12:1).971The reference to two days before the Passover in verse 2 dates the plot to seize Jesus, not the anointing in Simon's house.972Apparently He ...
  • Whereas the chief priests used bribe money to commission the soldiers to spread lies, the resurrected Jesus used the promise of His power and presence to commission His disciples to spread the gospel.1091This is the final add...
  • Abbott-Smith, G. A. A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1937.Albright, W. F. and Mann, C. S. Matthew. The Anchor Bible series. Garden City: Doubleday, 1971.Alford, Henry. The Greek Testa...
  • Jesus proceeded to expound further on some of the themes that He had introduced in His teaching on the vine and the branches (vv. 1-8). The subject moves generally from the believing disciple's relationship with God to his or...
  • 15:6 Evidently a large group of people observed the meeting that the church convened to debate the issue (vv. 12, 22).60915:7-9 First, spokesmen for each side presented arguments pro and con. Then Peter rose and reminded thos...
  • Paul began his explanation of the believer's relationship to sin by expounding the implications of our union with Christ (6:1-14). He had already spoken of this in 5:12-21 regarding justification, but now he showed how that u...
  • Paul concluded this first major section of the epistle (1:10-4:21) by reasserting his apostolic authority, which had led to his correcting the Corinthians' shameful conduct and carnal theology. He changed the metaphor again a...
  • 6:2 In view of the context probably the burden Paul had in mind was an excessive burden of particular temptation and struggle with the flesh (cf. Rom. 15:1). This could be a burden caused by social, economic, spiritual, or ot...
  • "After centuries of Christian teaching, we scarcely appreciate the revolutionary nature of Paul's views on family life set forth in this passage. Among the Jews of his day, as also among the Romans and the Greeks, women were ...
  • The writer returned again from exhortation to exposition. He now posed the alternatives of rest and peril that confronted the new people of God, Christians.127The writer warned his readers so they would not fail to enter into...
  • Whereas verses 19-21 stress the importance of listening to the Word, verses 22-25 emphasize the necessity of putting the Word into practice, applying it.1:22 Doing the Word of God in this context means persevering in God's wi...
  • Peter proceeded to address the situation of Christians working under the authority of others."The unusual fact, unnoticed by most Bible readers, is that he [Peter], along with Paul (1 Cor. 7:21; Eph. 6:5-8; Col. 3:22-25; 1 Ti...
  • 4:21 Furthermore, God commanded us to love both Himself and our brothers, not just Himself (2:3; 3:23-24; 5:3). Here is another false claim (cf. 1:6, 8, 10; 2:4, 6, 9, 22; 5:10)."Much verbal expression of devotion for the per...
  • 22:12 Jesus Christ repeated His promise to return soon (v. 7, cf. 1:3; 22:20)."Nowhere is a date set, nor was there any definite promise that the consummation would occur within the lifetime of the first century Christians. N...

Expositions Of Holy Scripture (Maclaren)

  • Matthew 9-28
  • 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.'--Matt. 11:28-29.ONE does n...
  • At that time Jesus went on the Sabbath day through the corn; and His disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat. 2. But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto Him. Behold, Thy disciples do t...
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