Matthew 23:4
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.”
ὦμος
Shoulder. Omos. He lays it on His shoulders. The lost sheep does not find its own way home. It is carried. When you are found by God He carries you. You do not walk yourself back.
θέλω
are they willing
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θέλω
To will, to wish, to desire. Thelo. I am willing be made clean. Jesus was always willing to heal, forgive and restore. His willingness has not changed.
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κινέω
to move
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κινέω
To move, to stir, to set in motion. In Him we live and move and have our being. Every movement of your life is sustained and directed by God.
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δεσμεύω
They tie up
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δεσμεύω
to be a binder (captor), i.e. to enchain (a prisoner), to tie on (a load)
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φορτίον
burdens
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φορτίον
an invoice (as part of freight), i.e. (figuratively) a task or service
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ἐπιτίθημι
lay them
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ἐπιτίθημι
to impose (in a friendly or hostile sense)
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δυσβάστακτος
hard to bear
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δυσβάστακτος
oppressive
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δάκτυλος
finger
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δάκτυλος
a finger
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