Matthew 11:29
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“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.”
ζυγός
Yoke, burden, pair of scales. Zugos. My yoke is easy and my burden is light. A yoke is shared. When you take Jesus's yoke He bears most of the weight. You never carry it alone.
πραΰς
Meek
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πραΰς
Meek, gentle, humble. Praus. Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth. The meek are not the passive. They are the powerful who have chosen gentleness over force.
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ψυχή
Soul
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ψυχή
Soul, life, inner person. Psuche. What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul. The soul is the real you. It outlasts everything the world offers.
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μέ
of Mine
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μέ
No, not, never. Mé. The softest Greek negative, used to deny what is possible or expected. When God says no, he means it.
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μανθάνω
do learn
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μανθάνω
To learn, to discover by experience. Manthano. I have learned to be content. Contentment is not automatic. It is learned through the experience of God's faithfulness in every season.
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ἐγώ
Me
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ἐγώ
I, me, myself. Egō. Jesus claimed it absolutely: "I AM." Every human "I" exists only because the great I AM first spoke. Your identity is derivative, not ultimate.
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πρᾷος
gentle
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πρᾷος
Gentle, humble, meek. Praios. The meek will inherit the earth. True strength held under submission is not weakness. Cultivate it.
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εἰμί
I am
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εἰμί
To be, to exist. Eimi. When God names himself I AM, he uses this word. Existence itself belongs to him. Ground your identity in the one who simply is.
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ταπεινός
humble
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ταπεινός
Humble, lowly, of low degree. Tapeinos. God gives grace to the humble and exalts the lowly in due time. Stoop low. That is where grace flows.
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καρδία
in heart,
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καρδία
Heart, inner self, the seat of life. Kardia. Create in me a pure heart O God. The heart is the control centre of life. What God changes in the heart changes everything else.
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εὑρίσκω
you will find
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εὑρίσκω
To find, to discover, to obtain. Heurisko. Seek and you will find. The finding is guaranteed for those who seek. God is findable because He wants to be found.
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