11 Bible Verses about Rest, Spiritual

[Offer them] for kings and for all people in prominent [governmental] positions, so that we can live a peaceful and quiet life in all reverence [toward God] and respectability [toward people].

Come to me, all of you who are overworked and overburdened and I will give you rest [i.e., spiritual refreshment]. Accept my reins [on your life], and learn about me, because I am gentle and humble, and [in my service] you will experience rest in your spirits. For my reins [on your life] are easy [to respond to] and the burden I place [on you] is light."

I leave you with peace; I give you my peace. I am not giving you peace like the world gives. Do not allow your hearts to be upset or afraid.

So, since we are made right with God by [our] faith, we have peace with Him through our Lord Jesus Christ.

May you have unearned favor and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ,

But the fruit produced by the Holy Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness,

and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, whether things on earth or things in heaven. He made peace [with mankind] through the [sacrificial] blood of Christ's [death on the] cross.

[So] then, a Sabbath "rest day" [still] remains for God's people [i.e., for Christians, in heaven]. For the person who has entered into a state of rest with God has rested from his own work also, just as God rested from His. So, we should do our best to enter into that state of rest, so that no one fails [to do so] by following the same example of disobedience [i.e., as seen in the Israelites. See verses 2, 6].

[Jesus continued], "Do not allow your hearts to be upset. You should believe in God, and believe in me also.

For the one whose mind is [controlled] by the flesh will suffer [spiritual] death; but the one whose mind is [controlled] by the Holy Spirit will enjoy [never ending] life and peace.

But [the kind of adornment you should display is] that of the inner person, with its enduring qualities of a meek and calm spirit, which are extremely valuable in God's eyes.