Matthew 11:30
Matthew 11:30 is the final verse in the eleventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. Content In the original Greek according to Westcott-Hort this verse reads: Ὁ γὰρ ζυγός μου χρηστός, καὶ τὸ φορτίον μου ἐλαφρόν ἐστιν. In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. The New International Version translates the passage as: For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. Analysis The yoke here is given in opposition to the yoke of sin and the Mosaic law, under which they had previous been groaning. The law of the Gospel is called a yoke, according to John McEvilly, because like every other law, "it binds us to certain duties, and forbids us to transgress certain limits". In the same way it is called a "burden" because "we are obliged to bear it, to live according to it, and to fulfil it". Commentary from the Church Fathers Chrysostom: "And therefore in beginning the Divine Law He begins with humility, and sets before us a great reward, saying, And ye shall find rest for your souls. This is the highest reward, you shall