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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