Vacation

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.

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

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 →

But he withdrew himself in the deserts, and prayed.

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 →

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.

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

And the apostles gather themselves together unto Jesus; and they told him all things, whatsoever they had done, and whatsoever they had taught. — read the full passage →

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.

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:

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

Now when Jesus heardit, he withdrew from thence in a boat, to a desert place apart: and when the multitudes heard thereof, they followed him on foot from the cities.

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

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

And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! 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 plowing 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 Jehovah directeth his steps.

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

And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose up and went out, and departed into a desert 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, and the holy of Jehovah honorable; and shalt honor it, 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 have rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the sojourner, 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.

Worthy art thou, our Lord and our God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power: for thou didst create all things, and because of thy will they were, and were created.

Now from the fig tree learn her parable: when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh;

When Jehovah brought back those that returned to Zion, We were like unto them that dream. — read the full passage →

For he will give his angels charge over thee, To keep thee in all thy ways.

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.

Thou shalt surely tithe all the increase of thy seed, that which cometh forth from the field 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 Joshua had given them rest, he would not have spoken afterward of another day. — read the full passage →

Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise; — read the full passage →

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

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

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

And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony; and they loved not their life even unto death.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning.

Have we no right 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 fearful.

Come unto me, all ye that labor 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 Jehovah that sanctifieth them.

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

Let thy fountain be blessed; And rejoice in the wife of thy youth. — read the full passage →

A man’s goings are established of Jehovah; 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 finished 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 unto her house.

And on the sabbath day we went forth without the gate by a river side, where we supposed there was a place of prayer; and we sat down, and spake unto the women that were come together.

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 →

Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and striving after wind.

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 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;

The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich; And he addeth no sorrow therewith. — read the full passage →

I will lift up mine eyes unto the mountains: From whence shall my help come? — 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 increase thereof: — read the full passage →

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. — read the full passage →

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

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

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

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

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, evenJesus; — read the full passage →

But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, 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 →

When they are saying, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall in no wise escape.

For I would have you know how greatly I strive 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 verily, and I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but refuse, that I may gain Christ, — read the full passage →

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you to walk worthily of the calling wherewith ye were 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 Israel not know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy with that which is no nation, With a nation void of understanding will I anger you.

And when it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan band. — read the full passage →

But I hold not my life of any account as dear unto myself, so that I may accomplish my course, and the ministry which I received from 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 made 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 →

Now all the publicans and sinners were drawing near unto him 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, be merry. — read the full passage →

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

And there were gathered unto him great multitudes, so that he entered into a boat, and sat; and all the multitude stood on the beach.

Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious 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 the food, and the body than the raiment? — read the full passage →

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

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

Thus said Jehovah: 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; remove thy veil, strip off the train, uncover the leg, pass through the rivers.

How beautiful are thy feet in sandals, O prince’s daughter! Thy rounded thighs are like jewels, The work of the hands of a skilful 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 called her blessed; Yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.

His hands areasrings of gold set with beryl: His body isasivory work overlaid with sapphires. — read the full passage →

For all this I laid to my heart, even to explore all this: that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; whether it be love or hatred, man knoweth it not; all is before them. — read the full passage →

Ascold waters to a thirsty soul, So is good news from a far country. — read the full passage →

The words of a man’s mouth areasdeep waters; The wellspring of wisdom is 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 thy 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 →

Jehovah is my strength and song; And he 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 make the voice of thanksgiving to be heard, And tell of all thy wondrous works. — read the full passage →

With aged men 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 maiden was fair and beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his own daughter. — read the full passage →