Matthew 11:28 Come to me, all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. I say that men want rest from their troubles, and that the only worthy rest is rest in our trouble. We have our first real impression of what toil is, when we begin, as an apprentice, to learn some trade. Our first real impression of toil brings the first real desire for rest. But all the rest the young man thinks of is the rest of laying down his tools, and leaving the workshop or the warehouse to spend the evening in manly sports. He has no thought yet of that higher rest, which will come, by-and-by, out of skill and facility in the use of tools. (R. Tuck, B. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.WEB: "Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. |
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