Father's Heart Bible™ (FHB)

Matthew 11:28

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

Matthew 11:28 · Father's Heart Bible™ · Spoken by the Son

What Matthew 11:28 means

Matthew 11:28 is Jesus’ open invitation: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” It is addressed to everyone carrying more than they can bear.

Just before it, Jesus thanks his Father and says that only the Son knows the Father, and anyone the Son chooses to reveal him to. Then he turns to the crowd with this invitation. The rest he offers is not only a day off. It is coming to the One who can show you the Father.

He goes on: “Put my yoke on you and learn from me, since I’m gentle and humble in heart, and you’ll find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” A yoke is for work, so rest does not mean nothing to do. It means walking alongside someone gentle, who carries the weight with you, instead of carrying it alone.

Written by Spirit Media Publishing · Edited by Kevin White · Published October 21, 2026

Matthew 11:28 in context

²⁵ At that time Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Sovereign of heaven and earth, for hiding this from the wise and discerning, and revealing it to infants.

²⁶ Yes, Father, for this pleased you.

²⁷ Everything was entrusted to me by my Father. Only the Father knows the Son, only the Son knows the Father, and anyone the Son chooses to reveal the Father to.

²⁸ "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

²⁹ Put my yoke on you and learn from me, since I'm gentle and humble in heart, and you'll find rest for your souls.

³⁰ For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."

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Questions about Matthew 11:28

What does Matthew 11:28 say?

In the Father's Heart Bible™, Matthew 11:28 reads: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”

What does Matthew 11:28 mean?

Matthew 11:28 means that Jesus invites everyone who is weary and burdened to come to him, and he promises rest. The verses after it describe that rest as learning from him and sharing his yoke, because he is gentle and humble in heart.

What is the yoke in Matthew 11:29-30?

A yoke joined two animals to share a load. Jesus calls his yoke easy and his burden light: life with him still has work, but you no longer carry it alone, and you learn from someone gentle and humble.