16 Bible Verses about Rest

"Come to me, all you toiling and burdened ones, and *I* will give you rest.

and to requite with rest you who are suffering affliction now--rest with us at the re-appearing of the Lord Jesus from Heaven, attended by His mighty angels.

"Come to me, all you toiling and burdened ones, and *I* will give you rest.

"Come to me, all you toiling and burdened ones, and *I* will give you rest.

and to requite with rest you who are suffering affliction now--rest with us at the re-appearing of the Lord Jesus from Heaven, attended by His mighty angels.

"Come to me, all you toiling and burdened ones, and *I* will give you rest.

Then He said to them, "Come away, all of you, to a quiet place, and rest awhile." For there were many coming and going, so that they had no time even for meals. Accordingly they sailed away in the boat to a solitary place apart.

But suddenly there arose a great storm on the Lake, so that the waves threatened to engulf the boat; but He was asleep.

Seeing great crowds about Him Jesus had given directions to cross to the other side of the Lake,

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Therefore let us be on our guard lest perhaps, while He still leaves us a promise of being admitted to His rest, some one of you should be found to have fallen short of it. For Good News has been brought to us as truly as to them; but the message they heard failed to benefit them, because they were not one in faith with those who gave heed to it. We who have believed are soon to be admitted to the true rest; as He has said, "As I swore in My anger, they shall not be admitted to My rest," although God's works had been going on ever since the creation of the world. read more.
For, as we know, when speaking of the seventh day He has used the words, "And God rested on the seventh day from all His works;" and He has also declared, "They shall not be admitted to My rest." Since, then, it is still true that some will be admitted to that rest, and that because of disobedience those who formerly had Good News proclaimed to them were not admitted, He again definitely mentions a certain day, "To-day," saying long afterwards, by David's lips, in the words already quoted, "To-day, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts." For if Joshua had given them the true rest, we should not afterwards hear God speaking of another still future day. It follows that there still remains a sabbath rest for the people of God. For He who has been admitted to His rest, has rested from His works as God did from His. Let it then be our earnest endeavour to be admitted to that rest, so that no one may perish through following the same example of unbelief.

and to requite with rest you who are suffering affliction now--rest with us at the re-appearing of the Lord Jesus from Heaven, attended by His mighty angels.

And I heard a voice speaking from Heaven. It said, "Write as follows: "'Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from this time onward. Yes, says the Spirit, let them rest from their sorrowful labours; for what they have done goes with them.'"

It follows that there still remains a sabbath rest for the people of God.

"Come to me, all you toiling and burdened ones, and *I* will give you rest.

And I heard a voice speaking from Heaven. It said, "Write as follows: "'Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from this time onward. Yes, says the Spirit, let them rest from their sorrowful labours; for what they have done goes with them.'"

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

We who have believed are soon to be admitted to the true rest; as He has said, "As I swore in My anger, they shall not be admitted to My rest," although God's works had been going on ever since the creation of the world.