Bible Verses about 'Rest'

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• So there is a special rest still waiting for the people of God. For all who have entered into God’s rest have rested from their labors, just as God did after creating the world.
  Hebrews 4:9-10sabbathrestwork
• Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.”
  Matthew 11:28hopeencouragementrest
• So let us do our best to enter that rest. But if we disobey God, as the people of Israel did, we will fall.
  Hebrews 4:11sabbathobediencerest
• Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.
  Matthew 11:29-30humilityrestlearning
• You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of complete rest, an official day for holy assembly. It is the Lord’s Sabbath day, and it must be observed wherever you live.
  Leviticus 23:3sabbath
• This is what the Lord says:
  “Stop at the crossroads and look around.
  Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it.
  Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls.
  But you reply, ‘No, that’s not the road we want!’”
  Jeremiah 6:16restsoulgoodness
• For I have given rest to the weary and joy to the sorrowing.
  Jeremiah 31:25safetysoul
• Those who live in the shelter of the Most High
  will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
  This I declare about the Lord:
  He alone is my refuge, my place of safety;
  he is my God, and I trust him.
  Psalm 91:1-2trustsafetyrest
• You must keep my Sabbath days of rest and show reverence for my sanctuary. I am the Lord.
  Leviticus 26:2sabbath
• Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the Lord your God has commanded you. You have six days each week for your ordinary work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath day of rest dedicated to the Lord your God. On that day no one in your household may do any work. This includes you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, your oxen and donkeys and other livestock, and any foreigners living among you. All your male and female servants must rest as you do.
  Deuteronomy 5:12-14sabbathrest
• Let all that I am wait quietly before God,
  for my hope is in him.
  Psalm 62:5soulresthope
• I wait quietly before God,
  for my victory comes from him.
  Psalm 62:1salvationrestsoul
• The Lord is my shepherd;
  I have all that I need.
  He lets me rest in green meadows;
  he leads me beside peaceful streams.
  Psalm 23:1-2blessingrestdependence
• Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.
  2 Corinthians 12:9gracestrengthweakness
• I didn’t know he was the one, but when God sent me to baptize with water, he told me, ‘The one on whom you see the Spirit descend and rest is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’
  John 1:33JesusSpiritbaptism
• Be still in the presence of the Lord,
  and wait patiently for him to act.
  Don’t worry about evil people who prosper
  or fret about their wicked schemes.
  Psalm 37:7honestylifepatience
• For a child is born to us,
  a son is given to us.
  The government will rest on his shoulders.
  And he will be called:
  Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
  Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
  Isaiah 9:6MessiahJesusFather
• Remember that you were once slaves in Egypt, but the Lord your God brought you out with his strong hand and powerful arm. That is why the Lord your God has commanded you to rest on the Sabbath day.
  Deuteronomy 5:15sabbathslavery
• And may the Lord our God show us his approval
  and make our efforts successful.
  Yes, make our efforts successful!
  Psalm 90:17graceencouragementwork
• Let your unfailing love surround us, Lord,
  for our hope is in you alone.
  Psalm 33:22trustreliabilityhope
• So be on your guard, not asleep like the others. Stay alert and be clearheaded.
  1 Thessalonians 5:6safetyself-control
• In peace I will lie down and sleep,
  for you alone, O Lord, will keep me safe.
  Psalm 4:8safetyrestpeace
• Then, by the will of God, I will be able to come to you with a joyful heart, and we will be an encouragement to each other.
  Romans 15:32obediencejoydependence
• Then, what looked like flames or tongues of fire appeared and settled on each of them. And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability.
  Acts 2:3-4speakingSpiritpentecost
• So prepare your minds for action and exercise self-control. Put all your hope in the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world.
  1 Peter 1:13graceJesusSpirit