57 Bible Verses about Rest
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For the person who has entered His rest has rested from his own works, just as God did from His.
(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,
“Come to Me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
The Lord gave them rest on every side according to all He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies were able to stand against them, for the Lord handed over all their enemies to them.
For six days work is to be done, but on the seventh day you are to have a holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the Lord. Anyone who does work on it must be executed.
The Lord my God has now given me rest all around; there is no enemy or crisis.
“Do your work for six days but rest on the seventh day so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your female slave as well as the foreign resident may be refreshed.
Do not give Him rest
until He establishes and makes Jerusalem
the praise of the earth.
“You are to labor six days but you must rest on the seventh day; you must even rest during plowing and harvesting times.
You will be confident, because there is hope.
You will look carefully about and lie down in safety.
But there will be a Sabbath of complete rest for the land in the seventh year, a Sabbath to the Lord: you are not to sow your field or prune your vineyard.
“There is no peace for the wicked,” says the Lord.
Rest in God alone, my soul,
for my hope comes from Him.
By the seventh day God completed His work that He had done, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work that He had done.
For the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, has said:
“You will be delivered by returning and resting;
your strength will lie in quiet confidence.
But you are not willing.”
Return to your rest, my soul,
for the Lord has been good to you.
For they can’t sleep
unless they have done what is evil;
they are robbed of sleep
unless they make someone stumble.
Indeed, you have not yet come into the resting place and the inheritance the Lord your God is giving you.
so that your faith might not be based on men’s wisdom but on God’s power.
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.
He told them, “This is what the Lord has said: ‘Tomorrow is a day of complete rest, a holy Sabbath to the Lord. Bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil, and set aside everything left over to be kept until morning.’”
It will be a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you must practice self-denial. You are to observe your Sabbath from the evening of the ninth day of the month until the following evening.”
This is what the Lord says:
They found favor in the wilderness—
the people who survived the sword.
When Israel went to find rest,
“This is My resting place forever;
I will make My home here
because I have desired it.
Work may be done for six days, but on the seventh day there must be a Sabbath of complete rest, dedicated to the Lord. Anyone who does work on the Sabbath day must be put to death.
All the earth is calm and at rest;
people shout with a ringing cry.
Get up and leave,
for this is not your place of rest,
because defilement brings destruction—
a grievous destruction!
He had said to them:
“This is the place of rest,
let the weary rest;
this is the place of repose.”
But they would not listen.
There the wicked cease to make trouble,
and there the weary find rest.
“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.’
For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day.
Naomi said, “My daughter, wait until you find out how things go, for he won’t rest unless he resolves this today.”
This is what the Lord says:
Heaven is My throne,
and earth is My footstool.
What house could you possibly build for Me?
And what place could be My home?
In vain you get up early and stay up late,
working hard to have enough food—
yes, He gives sleep to the one He loves.
The scepter of the wicked will not remain
over the land allotted to the righteous,
so that the righteous will not apply their hands to injustice.
a little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the arms to rest,
“Work may be done for six days, but on the seventh day there must be a Sabbath of complete rest, a sacred assembly. You are not to do any work; it is a Sabbath to the Lord wherever you live.
They reported to the Angel of the Lord standing among the myrtle trees, “We have patrolled the earth, and right now the whole earth is calm and quiet.”
But a son will be born to you; he will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his surrounding enemies, for his name will be Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel during his reign.
Better one handful with rest
than two handfuls with effort and a pursuit of the wind.
until the Lord gives your brothers rest, as He has given you, and they too possess the land the Lord your God is giving them. You may then return to the land of your inheritance and take possession of what Moses the Lord’s servant gave you on the east side of the Jordan.”
and if the household is worthy, let your peace be on it. But if it is unworthy, let your peace return to you.
But during the seventh year you are to let it rest and leave it uncultivated, so that the poor among your people may eat from it and the wild animals may consume what they leave. Do the same with your vineyard and your olive grove.
From Thematic Bible
Christ » Gifts of » Rest
the Death of saints » Leads to » Rest
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,
and there the weary find rest.
Endowments » Seven gifts of Christ to believers » Rest
Gifts » Seven gifts of Christ to believers » Rest
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Rest
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,
Rest » The annual feasts, added rest days
“You are to hold a sacred assembly on the tenth day of this seventh month and practice self-denial;
On this particular day you are not to do any work, for it is a Day of Atonement to make atonement for yourselves before the Lord your God.
“You are to hold a sacred assembly in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, and you are not to do any daily work.
On that same day you are to make a proclamation and hold a sacred assembly. You are not to do any daily work. This is to be a permanent statute wherever you live throughout your generations.
On the first day there is to be a sacred assembly; you are not to do any daily work.
Rest » Recommended by jesus
He said to them, "Come away by yourselves to a remote place and rest a while." For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat. So they went away in the boat by themselves to a remote place,
Suddenly, a violent storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves. But He was sleeping.
When Jesus saw large crowds
Rest » Spiritual
Therefore, while the promise remains of entering His rest, let us fear so that none of you should miss it. For we also have received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard did not benefit them, since they were not united with those who heard it in faith (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, read more.
for somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this way: And on the seventh day God rested from all His works. Again, in that passage [He says], They will never enter My rest. Since it remains for some to enter it, and those who formerly received the good news did not enter because of disobedience, again, He specifies a certain day- today -speaking through David after such a long time, as previously stated: Today if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts. For if Joshua had given them rest, He would not have spoken later about another day. A Sabbath rest remains, therefore, 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.
Rest » Days of
“Do your work
“You are to labor six days but you must rest
Rest » Heavenly
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,
the Reward of saints » Described as » Rest
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!”
Seven » Gifts of Christ » Rest
Spiritual » Rest » Lost by stubbornness
“This is the place of rest,
let the weary rest;
this is the place of repose.”
But they would not listen.
“You will be delivered by returning and resting;
your strength will lie in quiet confidence.
But you are not willing.”
Spiritual » Rest » True response found in God
When the Lord gives you rest from your pain,
for the Lord has been good to you.
Spiritual » Rest » The divine presence gives
Spiritual » Rest » Eternal
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!”
Spiritual » Rest » Found in Christ's service
Spiritual » Rest » Appropriated by faith
(for we who have believed enter the rest), in keeping with what
they will not enter My rest.
And yet His works have been finished since the foundation of the world,
Spiritual » Rest » Vainly sought in escape from trouble
Topics on Rest
Coming To Rest
Mark 6:31He said to them,
God Giving Rest
Exodus 33:14Then He replied, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
Lying Down To Rest
Psalm 4:8
for You alone, Lord, make me live in safety.
Rest, Eternal
Hebrews 4:3-4(for we who have believed enter the rest), in keeping with what
they will not enter My rest.
And yet His works have been finished since the foundation of the world,
Rest, Physical
John 4:6Jacob’s well
Rest, Spiritual
Lamentations 5:19-22
Your throne endures from generation to generation.