Vacation

And he said 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.

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

And on the seventh day God ended 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 he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.

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

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

Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the Lord in all your dwellings.

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

And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught. — read the full passage →

It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.

For thus saith the Lord God, 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.

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

When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.

And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.

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

And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest. — read the full passage →

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

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

Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed; — read the full passage →

A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.

And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.

And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.

If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: — read the full passage →

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

While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:

When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. — read the full passage →

For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

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

Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year. — read the full passage →

If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; — read the full passage →

Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.

For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day. — read the full passage →

See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, — read the full passage →

But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities. — read the full passage →

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee. — read the full passage →

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Have we not power to eat and to drink? — 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 afraid.

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

Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the Lord that sanctify them.

They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. — read the full passage →

Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. — read the full passage →

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way. — read the full passage →

And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.

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

And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.

And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.

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

Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.

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

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it. — read the full passage →

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. — read the full passage →

As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. — read the full passage →

And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof: — read the full passage →

The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. — read the full passage →

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. — read the full passage →

And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. — read the full passage →

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: — read the full passage →

To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, — read the full passage →

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus; — read the full passage →

Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. — read the full passage →

But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. — read the full passage →

For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, — read the full passage →

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,

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

But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.

And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus’ band. — read the full passage →

But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. — read the full passage →

Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. — read the full passage →

Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. — read the full passage →

Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. — read the full passage →

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. — read the full passage →

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; — read the full passage →

And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? — read the full passage →

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: — read the full passage →

Thus saith the Lord God; The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon it shall be opened. — read the full passage →

Thus saith the Lord; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word, — read the full passage →

Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.

How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince’s daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman. — read the full passage →

My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.

His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires. — read the full passage →

For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them. — read the full passage →

As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. — read the full passage →

The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook. — read the full passage →

A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. — read the full passage →

Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: — read the full passage →

The Lord is my strength and song, and is become my salvation. — read the full passage →

My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips: — read the full passage →

That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works. — read the full passage →

With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding. — read the full passage →

And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter. — read the full passage →