Matthew 11:28: Come to Me, All Who Are Weary, and I Will Give You Rest

Come to me all who are weary and I will give you rest: four lines of serif type on warm cream, with the word weary picked out in sage green italic. The print belongs to the same minimalist family as the shop's Isaiah 26:3 design, with the same open page and small reference line. It suits a bedroom or a prayer corner, and it makes a kind gift for someone who is worn out. You get four JPG files at 300 DPI.

Jesus' invitation in Matthew 11:28

Matthew 11:28 is a direct invitation from Jesus to people worn down by work and worry. He offers rest, and the rest he means comes from being with him. Full translations describe those he calls as 'weary and burdened,' or in the King James words as all who 'labour and are heavy laden,' and the passage continues through verse 30 with 'my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.' The print uses a short form of the line, 'Come to me all who are weary and I will give you rest,' which keeps the whole invitation and fits it into four lines. Read at the end of a long day, it takes a few seconds and asks for nothing more than coming as you are.

Four lines with one word in sage

The layout is spare. A tiny reference, MATTHEW 11:28, sits near the top in small spaced capitals with a short hairline below. The verse follows in four centered lines of Libre Baskerville in near-black: 'Come to me' on the first line, 'all who are weary' on the second, then 'and I will' and 'give you rest.' Weary is the only word in italic and the only one in color, a soft sage green. A second hairline closes the block, and the warm cream page around it stays empty. The design matches the Isaiah 26:3 print and the Minimalist Scripture Set of 6, so it can hang beside them in the same frames.

A gift for the tired and the grieving

Because the verse speaks to tiredness of every kind, it makes a fitting sympathy gift after a loss, and an encouragement for a friend in a hard season or in the middle of a move or a job change. For someone baptized as a new believer, it frames the invitation they answered. At home it belongs in a bedroom, where it is the last thing you read at night, or in a prayer corner. The soft palette fits a minimalist room and sits calmly beside family photos. An 8x10 in a thin black or natural wood frame is an easy size to give and to hang.

Four JPG files and how to print them

You receive four JPG files at 300 DPI, one in each ratio: 2:3, 3:4, 4:5 and 11:14. The table shows the frames they fit, from 4x5 and 4x6 up to 24x36 inches. There is no PDF; the JPGs open in any image viewer and print from there. Most of the page is cream, so choose a matte paper without a strong tint of its own and print at actual size, which keeps the small reference line crisp. Copy shops and online labs handle the larger formats well. Because the sage word is light, check it on a small test print before you order a large copy for the wall.

Sizes and formats

Frequently asked questions

Is the wording on the print a full quote?

It is a shortened form of the verse: 'Come to me all who are weary and I will give you rest.' Full translations add more, such as 'weary and burdened,' or speak of all who 'labour and are heavy laden,' and the punctuation is simplified so the line fits four short rows. The reference Matthew 11:28 sits at the top so the source is clear.

Can I get the King James wording instead?

Yes. The King James Version reads, 'Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.' Would you like the verse in the King James Version? Email support@theframedverse.com after your order and the KJV files follow at no extra cost, usually within 24 to 48 hours. Your download is not affected.

Is it a fitting gift after a loss?

Yes. The verse offers rest and asks only that the tired person come, which makes it gentle enough for the weeks after a funeral. Print it at 8x10, frame it simply and write a short note on the back with the name of the person being remembered, so the gift keeps their name with the words.

Does it pair with the Isaiah 26:3 print?

Yes. Both share the same layout, typeface, cream page and single sage word, and both belong to the Minimalist Scripture Set of 6. Hung side by side, one offers rest and the other peace, a natural pair for a bedroom or a counseling room. Use the same frame and size for both so the text blocks line up.

Which frame sizes match the files?

The 4:5 file fits 4x5, 8x10 and 16x20 frames, the 3:4 file 6x8 to 18x24, the 2:3 file 4x6 to 24x36, and the 11:14 file fits 11x14. A 12x18 frame from the 2:3 file is a good size above a bed, and 8x10 frames are the easiest to find in stores.