'Rest' in the Bible

“Come to Me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

All of you, take up My yoke and learn from Me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for yourselves.

“When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it roams through waterless places looking for rest but doesn’t find any.

“Later the rest of the virgins also came and said, ‘Master, master, open up for us!’

But the rest said, “Let’s see if Elijah comes to save Him!”

The tombs were also opened and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised.

He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a remote place and rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.

And they went and reported it to the rest, who did not believe them either.

So He said, “The secrets of the kingdom of God have been given for you to know, but to the rest it is in parables, so thatLooking they may not see,and hearing they may not understand.

If a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you.

“When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it roams through waterless places looking for rest, and not finding rest, it then says, ‘I’ll go back to my house where I came from.’

If then you’re not able to do even a little thing, why worry about the rest?

Returning from the tomb, they reported all these things to the Eleven and to all the rest.

Therefore my heart was glad,and my tongue rejoiced.Moreover, my flesh will rest in hope,

When they heard this, they came under deep conviction and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles: “Brothers, what must we do?”

None of the rest dared to join them, but the people praised them highly.

The rest were to follow, some on planks and some on debris from the ship. In this way, everyone safely reached the shore.

After this, the rest of those on the island who had diseases also came and were cured.

Now I want you to know, brothers, that I often planned to come to you (but was prevented until now) in order that I might have a fruitful ministry among you, just as among the rest of the Gentiles.

Now if you call yourself a Jew, and rest in the law, boast in God,

What then? Israel did not find what it was looking for, but the elect did find it. The rest were hardened,

But I (not the Lord) say to the rest: If any brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not leave her.

I had no rest in my spirit because I did not find my brother Titus, but I said good-bye to them and left for Macedonia.

In fact, when we came into Macedonia, we had no rest. Instead, we were troubled in every way: conflicts on the outside, fears inside.

I gave a warning when I was present the second time, and now I give a warning while I am absent to those who sinned before and to all the rest: If I come again, I will not be lenient,

Then the rest of the Jews joined his hypocrisy, so that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy.

Yes, I also ask you, true partner, to help these women who have contended for the gospel at my side, along with Clement and the rest of my coworkers whose names are in the book of life.

We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, concerning those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who have no hope.

So then, we must not sleep, like the rest, but we must stay awake and be serious.

and to reward with rest you who are afflicted, along with us. This will take place at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with His powerful angels,

Publicly rebuke those who sin, so that the rest will also be afraid.

So I swore in My anger,“They will not enter My rest.”

And who did He swear to that they would not enter His rest, if not those who disobeyed?

Therefore, while the promise to enter His rest remains, let us fear that none of you should miss it.

(for we who have believed enter the rest), in keeping with what He has said:So I swore in My anger,they will not enter My rest.And yet His works have been finished since the foundation of the world,

Again, in that passage He says, They will never enter My rest.

For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.

Therefore, a Sabbath rest remains for God’s people.

For the person who has entered His rest has rested from his own works, just as God did from His.

Let us then make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall into the same pattern of disobedience.

He speaks about these things in all his letters in which there are some matters that are hard to understand. The untaught and unstable twist them to their own destruction, as they also do with the rest of the Scriptures.

I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who haven’t known the deep things of Satan—as they say—I do not put any other burden on you.

So a white robe was given to each of them, and they were told to rest a little while longer until the number would be completed of their fellow slaves and their brothers, who were going to be killed just as they had been.

The rest of the people, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands to stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which are not able to see, hear, or walk.

So the dragon was furious with the woman and left to wage war against the rest of her offspring—those who keep God’s commands and have the testimony about Jesus.

and the smoke of their torment will go up forever and ever. There is no rest day or night for those who worship the beast and his image, or anyone who receives the mark of his name.

Then I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write: The dead who die in the Lord from now on are blessed.”“Yes,” says the Spirit, “let them rest from their labors, for their works follow them!”

The rest were killed with the sword that came from the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds were filled with their flesh.

The rest of the dead did not come to life until the 1,000 years were completed. This is the first resurrection.