[2][3] Chrysostom: "By what He had said, He brought His disciples to have a desire towards Him, showing them His unspeakable excellence; and now He invites them to Him, saying, Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden.
"[4] Augustine: "Whence do we all thus labour, but that we are mortal men, bearing vessels of clay which cause us much difficulty.
"[4] Hilary of Poitiers: "He calls to Him those that were labouring under the hardships of the Law, and those who are burdened with the sins of this world.
"[4] Jerome: "That the burden of sin is heavy the Prophet Zachariah bears witness, saying, that wickedness sitteth upon a talent of lead.
38:4)"[4] The King James Version of this verse is cited as texts in the English-language oratorio "Messiah" by George Frideric Handel (HWV 56).