Acts 15:10

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Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.

They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as a finger.

It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.

Now I say, as long as the heir is a child, he does not differ at all from a slave although he is owner of everything,

which is a symbol for the present time. Accordingly both gifts and sacrifices are offered which cannot make the worshiper perfect in conscience,

They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as a finger.