![]() and you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life. But, again, the Bible does have a variety of verses tha. While the concept of 'come as you are,' if understood correctly, is biblical, the precise phrase 'come as you are' is not found in Scripture. In 1967, the New York Bible Society (now Biblica) generously undertook the financial sponsorship of creating a contemporary English translation of the Bible. Michael Houdmann Supporter Got Questions Ministries. The NIV offers a balance between a word-for-word and thought-for-thought translation and is considered by many as a highly accurate and smooth-reading version of the Bible in modern English. Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father, comes to Me. The higher the vote, the further up an answer is. 8 For the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath. It is written in the prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught of God.’. 7 But if you had known what this means, ( N) ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless. ![]() 3 As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him. Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another every one will be thrown down. 2 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath!”ģ But He said to them, “Have you not read ( I) what David did when he was hungry, he and those who were with him: 4 how he entered the house of God and ate ( J) the showbread which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, ( K) but only for the priests? 5 Or have you not read in the ( L) law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath, and are blameless? 6 Yet I say to you that in this place there is ( M) One greater than the temple. 24 Jesus left the temple and was walking away when his disciples came up to him to call his attention to its buildings. 28 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. And His disciples were hungry, and began to ( H)pluck heads of grain and to eat. Matthew 11:28-29New International Version. 30 ( E) For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath ( F)ġ2 At that time ( G)Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. Scripture tells us that our good deeds cannot. In fact, it is the exact opposite of Christs teaching. This we cannot do and could not be further from the truth. 29 Take My yoke upon you ( B) and learn from Me, for I am gentle and ( C) lowly in heart, ( D) and you will find rest for your souls. First, the phrase 'come as you are' is intended to combat the false belief that we must make ourselves acceptable to Christ by ceasing from sin or doing good deeds before coming to Him. 28 Come to ( A) Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
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