Sunday, June 9, 2019

Here's my expanded translation of Jesus' famous words in Matthew 11:28-30.

28Come and be face to face with Me. Come, all who keep toiling exhaustively and are over-loaded to the point of being weighted down, and I Myself will give to you a restful intermission from your labor when you have done only the things that are needed. 29Decisively lift up and take My yoke onto yourself and decide to be a disciple who learns directly from Me because I Myself have My full power under control and I have lowered My heart before God. You will discover after careful searching how to have restful refreshment for your souls. 30For My yoke is well-fitted, useful, good, and kind, and My burden is of little weight and therefore easily carried.

"Expanded translation" means that instead of trying to use a word-for-word approach to translating the original languages of the Bible into English, I will use several words or phrases, or even complete sentences to give the fullest expression of the original language. Much meaning is lost in ordinary translations due to their efforts to be efficient, using as few English words as possible to get the basic idea across. Hope you enjoy the fuller version above.


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