11 translations · Greek

Matthew 11:29

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.

World English Bible

Matthew 11:29 in 11 translations

WEB World English Bible
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.
KJV King James Version
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.
BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
LSV Literal Standard Version
take up My yoke on you, and learn from Me, because I am meek and humble in heart, and you will find rest to your souls,
FBV Free Bible Version
Accept my yoke, and learn from me. For I am kind and have a humble heart, and in me you will find the rest you need.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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,
DBY Darby Translation
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls;
WBT Webster’s Bible
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me: for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls.
WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
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.
DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
Take up my yoke upon you, and learn of me, because I am meek, and humble of heart: and you shall find rest to your souls.

The Greek words

Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.

Word Transliteration English (BSB) Strong’s
ἄρατε arate Take G142 αἴρω to take up
τὸν ton — G3588 ὁ the/this/who
ζυγόν zygon yoke G2218 ζυγός yoke/scales
μου mou My G1473 ἐγώ I/we
ἐφ’ eph’ upon G1909 ἐπί upon/to/against
ὑμᾶς hymas you G4771 σύ you
καὶ kai and G2532 καί and
μάθετε mathete learn G3129 μανθάνω to learn
ἀπ’ ap’ from G575 ἀπό away from
ἐμοῦ emou Me G1473 ἐγώ I/we
ὅτι hoti for G3754 ὅτι that/since: that
πραΰς praus gentle G4239 πραΰς gentle
εἰμι eimi I am G1510 εἰμί to be
καὶ kai and G2532 καί and
ταπεινὸς tapeinos humble G5011 ταπεινός lowly
τῇ tē [in] G3588 ὁ the/this/who
καρδίᾳ kardia heart G2588 καρδία heart
καὶ kai and G2532 καί and
εὑρήσετε heurēsete you will find G2147 εὑρίσκω to find/meet
ἀνάπαυσιν anapausin rest G372 ἀνάπαυσις rest
ταῖς tais [for] G3588 ὁ the/this/who
ψυχαῖς psychais souls G5590 ψυχή soul
ὑμῶν hymōn your G4771 σύ you
  • Jeremiah 6:16

    Yahweh says, “Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, ‘Where is the good way?’ and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’

  • 1 John 2:6

    he who says he remains in him ought himself also to walk just like he walked.

  • Philippians 2:7–8

    but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, yes, the death of the cross.

  • John 13:15

    For I have given you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you.

  • Luke 6:46–48

    “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do the things which I say? Everyone who comes to me, and hears my words, and does them, I will show you who he is like. He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock. When a flood arose, the stream broke against that house, and could not shake it, because it was founded on the rock.

  • Matthew 7:24

    “Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.

  • John 15:10–14

    If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and remain in his love. I have spoken these things to you, that my joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be made full. “This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you. …

  • 1 Peter 2:21–23

    For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example, that you should follow his steps, who did not sin, “neither was deceit found in his mouth.” Who, when he was cursed, didn’t curse back. When he suffered, didn’t threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously.

  • Matthew 28:20

    teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

  • Hebrews 5:9

    Having been made perfect, he became to all of those who obey him the author of eternal salvation,

Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.

In context

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.”

Read all of Matthew 11 in the World English Bible.

Edition and source notes

Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.

Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.

The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.

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