Matthew 11:25-30

Come to Me, and I Will Give You Rest

25 h At that time Jesus declared, "I thank you, Father, i Lord of heaven and earth, that j you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and k revealed them to little children; 26 yes, Father, for such was your l gracious will. 1 27 m All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son n except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone o to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. 28 p Come to q me, all who labor and are r heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and s learn from me, for I am t gentle and lowly in heart, and u you will find rest for your souls. 30 For v my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."

  1. Cross References
    Matthew 11:25 - 27
    At that time Jesus declared, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children.
    Luke 10:21 - 22
    In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.
  2. Cross References
    Acts 17:24
    The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man.
  3. Cross References
    Job 37:24
    Therefore men fear him; he does not regard any who are wise in their own conceit.
    1 Corinthians 1:19 - 27
    For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.
    2 Corinthians 3:14
    But their minds were hardened. For to this day, when they read the old covenant, that same veil remains unlifted, because only through Christ is it taken away.
  4. Cross References
    Matthew 21:16
    And they said to him, "Do you hear what these are saying?" And Jesus said to them, "Yes; have you never read, "'Out of the mouth of infants and nursing babies you have prepared praise'?
    Psalms 8:2
    Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your foes, to still the enemy and the avenger.
    Matthew 13:11
    And he answered them, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.
    Matthew 16:17
    And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
  5. Cross References
    Matthew 11:25 - 27
    At that time Jesus declared, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children.
    Luke 10:21 - 22
    In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.
  6. Cross References
    Luke 12:32
    Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
    Galatians 1:15
    But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and who called me by his grace.
  7. Cross References
    Matthew 28:18
    And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
  8. Cross References
    John 1:18
    No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is ...
    John 6:46
    Not that anyone has seen the Father except he w...
    John 7:29
    I know him, for I come from him, and he sent me.
    John 8:19
    They said to him therefore, "Where is your Fath...
    John 10:15
    Just as the Father knows me and I know the Fath...
    John 17:25
    O righteous Father, even though the world does ...
  9. Cross References
    John 17:26
    I made known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them.
  10. Cross References
    John 7:37
    On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, "If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink.
    John 6:37
    All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out.
  11. Cross References
    Matthew 11:3
    And said to him, "Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?
  12. Cross References
    Matthew 23:4
    They tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on people's shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to move them with their finger.
    Luke 11:46
    And he said, "Woe to you lawyers also! For you load people with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.
  13. Cross References
    John 13:15
    For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you.
    Ephesians 4:20
    But that is not the way you learned Christ! -
    Philippians 2:5
    Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus.
    1 Peter 2:21
    For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps.
    1 John 2:6
    Whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.
  14. Cross References
    Zechariah 9:9
    Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
    2 Corinthians 10:1
    I, Paul, myself entreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ - I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away! -
    Philippians 2:7 - 8
    But made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.
    Matthew 5:5
    Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
  15. Cross References
    Jeremiah 6:16
    Thus says the Lord : "Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls. But they said, 'We will not walk in it.
  16. Cross References
    1 John 5:3
    For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.
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