Bible verses about "rest" | Living_Oracles

¹ Wherefore, let us be afraid, lest a promise of entrance into the rest, being left, any of you should seem to fall short of it. ² For glad tidings have been proclaimed to us, as well as to them: but the word which they heard did not profit them; not being mixed with faith in them who heard it. ³ For we, who have believed, do enter into the rest, as he said, "So, I swore, in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest"; namely, from the works that were finished at the formation of the world. ⁴ For he has spoken somewhere concerning the seventh day, thus: "And God rested on the seventh day, from all his works." ⁵ And in this, again, "They shall not enter into my rest." ⁶ Since, then, it remains for some to enter into it, and that they who first received the good tidings, did not enter in on account of unbelief: ⁷ again, he limits a certain day, saying, by David, "Today," after so long a time; as it is said, "Today, if you will hear his voice, harden not your hearts." ⁸ For, if Joshua has caused them to rest, he would not, after that, have spoken of another day. ⁹ There remains, therefore, a divine rest for the people of God. ¹⁰ For he who has entered into his rest, has himself, also, rested from his own works, like as God, also, rested from his. ¹¹ Wherefore let us carefully strive to enter into THIS REST, lest any one should fall after the same example of unbelief.

²⁹ Take my yoke upon you, and be taught by me; for I am meek and condescending: and your souls shall find relief.

³¹ And he said to them, Come you apart into a desert place, and rest awhile; for there were so many coming and going, that they had not leisure so much as to eat.

²⁸ Come to me, all you who toil and are burdened, and I will give you rest. ²⁹ Take my yoke upon you, and be taught by me; for I am meek and condescending: and your souls shall find relief. ³⁰ For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.