Come unto me] He does not say 'unto God,' but 'unto Me,' making Himself the dispenser of grace and the centre of Christian devotion. That labour] that find life a toil to them. Are heavy laden] with the burden of sin, from which they can find no relief in the unspiritual and burdensome ordinances of Judaism and Pharisaism: cp. Acts 13:39; Romans 3:28; Romans 8:4; Hebrews 7:19. I will give you rest] Again not 'God,' but 'I' will give you rest—rest in this world and in the next—rest that comes from peace with God and pardon for sin, which I am empowered to give (Matthew 9:6).

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