Getting Rest

It is vain for you to rise up early, To take rest late, To eat the bread of toil; Forso he giveth unto his beloved sleep.

And he saith unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while. For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

There remaineth therefore a sabbath rest for the people of God. — read the full passage →

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. — read the full passage →

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. — read the full passage →

In peace will I both lay me down and sleep; For thou, Jehovah, alone makest me dwell in safety.

yea, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in thy sight. — read the full passage →

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside still waters.

And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:

The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much; but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and rely thereon; — read the full passage →

I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; — read the full passage →

Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom. — read the full passage →

For consider him that hath endured such gainsaying of sinners against himself, that ye wax not weary, fainting in your souls.

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

And the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, when he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching him. — read the full passage →

And on the seventh day God finished his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, that he was going on the sabbath day through the grainfields; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears. — read the full passage →

And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

And they went away in the boat to a desert place apart.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

Except Jehovah build the house, They labor in vain that build it: Except Jehovah keep the city, The watchman waketh but in vain. — read the full passage →

Rest in Jehovah, and wait patiently for him: Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, Because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

Thus saith Jehovah, Stand ye in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way; and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls: but they said, We will not walk therein.

casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.

And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.

My flesh and my heart faileth; ButGod is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.

My soul waiteth in silence for God only: From himcomethmy salvation. — read the full passage →

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.

And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it he rested from all his work which God had created and made.

These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

My soul waiteth in silence for God only: From himcomethmy salvation.

And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then would I fly away, and be at rest.

Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest; that thine ox and thine ass may have rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the sojourner, may be refreshed.

for in six days Jehovah made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore Jehovah blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

And I heard a voice from heaven saying, Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth: yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; for their works follow with them.

But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore of sound mind, and be sober unto prayer:

There remaineth therefore a sabbath rest for the people of God. — read the full passage →

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? The everlasting God, Jehovah, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary; there is no searching of his understanding. — read the full passage →

The fear of Jehovahtendethto life; And hethat hath itshall abide satisfied; He shall not be visited with evil.

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. — read the full passage →

Let us fear therefore, lest haply, a promise being left of entering into his rest, any one of you should seem to have come short of it. — read the full passage →

And it shall come to pass in the day that Jehovah shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy trouble, and from the hard service wherein thou wast made to serve, — read the full passage →

A man’s heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:

Return unto thy rest, O my soul; For Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee.

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

And there was given them to each one a white robe; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little time, until their fellow-servants also and their brethren, who should be killed even as they were, should have fulfilled their course.

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat.

I had no relief for my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went forth into Macedonia. — read the full passage →

The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

For no word from God shall be void of power.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. — read the full passage →

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. — read the full passage →

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Yet again shall there be in this place, which is waste, without man and without beast, and in all the cities thereof, a habitation of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down.

He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength. — read the full passage →

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee; because he trusteth in thee.

Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, Where thou feedest thy flock, Where thou makest it to rest at noon: For why should I be as one that is veiled Beside the flocks of thy companions?

Oh taste and see that Jehovah is good: Blessed is the man that taketh refuge in him.

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside still waters. — read the full passage →

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for Jehovah sustaineth me.

Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.

And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. — read the full passage →

Observe the sabbath day, to keep it holy, as Jehovah thy God commanded thee. — read the full passage →

but in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a sabbath unto Jehovah: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.

Six days shall work be done: but on the seventh day is a sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of work: it is a sabbath unto Jehovah in all your dwellings.

Six days shall work be done; but on the seventh day there shall be to you a holy day, a sabbath of solemn rest to Jehovah: whosoever doeth any work therein shall be put to death.

Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in plowing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.

Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a sabbath of solemn rest, holy to Jehovah: whosoever doeth any work on the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.

And on the seventh day God finished his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Therefore fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith Jehovah; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be quiet and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.

My soul, wait thou in silence for God only; For my expectation is from him.

The priests the Levites, evenall the tribe of Levi, shall have no portion nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of Jehovah made by fire, and his inheritance. — read the full passage →

and the smoke of their torment goeth up for ever and ever; and they have no rest day and night, they that worship the beast and his image, and whoso receiveth the mark of his name.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

There remaineth therefore a sabbath rest for the people of God.

he again defineth a certain day, To-day, saying in David so long a time afterward (even as hath been said before), To-day if ye shall hear his voice, Harden not your hearts.

For he hath said somewhere of the seventh day on this wise, And God rested on the seventh day from all his works;

Let us fear therefore, lest haply, a promise being left of entering into his rest, any one of you should seem to have come short of it. — read the full passage →

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. — read the full passage →

For thus said the Lord Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength. And ye would not:

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; — read the full passage →

But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh even until now, and I work.