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Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. The New International Version translates the passage as: "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Instead of "give you rest", the Syriac has "I will place you in all quietness". [1]
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. [10] "Come unto me" (Greek: δεῦτε πρός με, deute pros me): also in Matthew 4:19, where the Greek: δεῦτε ὀπίσω μου, deute opiso mou, is often translated as "follow me". [11]
The New Testament part, in the Gospel words of Jesus, are changed to the third person "Come unto Him, all ye that labour" (Matthew 11:28–29). The soprano sings the same melody, but elevated by a fourth from F major to B flat major. Handel originally wrote the entire aria for soprano solo in B flat.
The subject of the painting is inspired by a verse in the Gospel of Saint Matthew (11:28) “ Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” It depicts those experiencing intense suffering turning towards the distant figure of Christ, who is carrying his cross and indicating to them to follow him. [ 5 ]
The final movement, Lux Aeterna (Eternal light), also includes text from the Gospel of Matthew, [6] "Come unto me, all ye that labour" (Matthew 11:28–29) was set before by Handel in Messiah, and can be sung by a tenor solo. [8] In most movements, long melodies often begin mysteriously and soft and develop towards a brilliant ending.
In a copy of Leonardo da Vinci's "Communion", titled with the words: "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavily laden and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28) In the depiction of a group of crucifixion scenes above the Holy Communion, which is a reproduction of the work of the renowned wood carver Tilmann Riemenschneider.
The sculpture depicts Elizabeth as a beautiful young woman, lying with her cheek on a Bible. The Bible is open to words from the Gospel of Matthew: "Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." Above the sculpture is a grating, indicating that Elizabeth was a prisoner; however, the bars are broken to show that ...
Gentlemen, the very promises of God are denied her. He said: "Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest." She has indeed labored, and is heavily laden, but if, at this instant she were to kneel before us all and confess to her Redeemer and beseech His tender mercies, where is the church that would receive her?