There was at table one of his disciples, the one dear to Jesus, resting his head on Jesus' breast.
He, then, resting his head on Jesus' breast, said to him, Lord, who is it?
It was Caiaphas who had said to the Jews that it was in their interest for one man to be put to death for the people.
Then they took the body of Jesus, folding linen about it with the spices, as is the way of the Jews when they put the dead to rest.
Then Peter, turning round, saw the disciple who was dear to Jesus coming after them--the disciple who was resting on his breast at the last meal, and said, Lord, who is it who will be false to you?
And they saw tongues, like flames of fire, coming to rest on every one of them.
And for this cause my heart was glad and my tongue full of joy, and my flesh will be resting in hope:
My brothers, I may say to you openly that David came to his death, and was put in the earth, and his resting-place is with us today.
And kept back part of the price, his wife having knowledge of it, and took the rest and put it at the feet of the Apostles.
And they were taken over to Shechem, and put to rest in the place which Abraham got for a price in silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.
But still, the Most High has not his resting-place in houses made with hands, as the prophet says,
Heaven is the seat of my power, and earth is a resting-place for my feet: what sort of house will you make for me, says the Lord, or what is my place of rest?
And going down on his knees, he said in a loud voice, Lord, do not make them responsible for this sin. And when he had said this, he went to his rest.
And God-fearing men put Stephen's body in its last resting-place, making great weeping over him.
So that the rest of men may make search for the Lord, and all the Gentiles on whom my name is named,
So keep watch, having in mind that for three years without resting I was teaching every one of you, day and night, with weeping.
But when Paul saw that half of them were Sadducees and the rest Pharisees, he said in the Sanhedrin, Brothers, I am a Pharisee, and the son of Pharisees: I am here to be judged on the question of the hope of the coming back from the dead.
And on the day after, we came to Sidon; and Julius was kind to Paul, and let him go to see his friends and take a rest.
And the rest, some on boards and some on things from the ship. And so it came about that they all got safe to land.
But as for you who have the name of Jew, and are resting on the law, and take pride in God,
What then? That which Israel was searching for he did not get, but those of the selection got it and the rest were made hard.
For, if by their putting away, the rest of men have been made friends with God, what will their coming back again be, but life from the dead?
Making it my purpose not to take the good news where Christ was named, so that my work might not be resting on that of others;
So that I may come to you in joy by the good pleasure of God, and have rest with you.
Even to this hour we are without food, drink, and clothing, we are given blows and have no certain resting-place;
But to the rest I say, and not the Lord; If a brother has a wife who is not a Christian, and it is her desire to go on living with him, let him not go away from her.
Have we no right to take about with us a Christian wife, like the rest of the Apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?
Or I only and Barnabas, have we no right to take a rest from work?
Then do not go after false gods, as some of them did; as it is said in the holy Writings, After resting and feasting, the people got up to take their pleasure.
If any man is in need of food, let him take his meal in his house; so that you may not come together to your damage. And the rest I will put in order when I come.
For this reason tongues are for a sign, not to those who have faith, but to those who have not: but the prophet's word is for those who have faith, and not for the rest who have not.
I had no rest in my spirit because Titus my brother was not there: so I went away from them, and came into Macedonia.
For even when we had come into macedonia our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; there were fightings outside and fears inside.
For while he gladly gave ear to our request, he was interested enough to go to you from the impulse of his heart.
And I went farther in the Jews' religion than a number of my generation among my countrymen, having a more burning interest in the beliefs handed down from my fathers.
And the rest of the Jews went after him, so that even Barnabas was overcome by their false ways.
Their interest in you is not good; but their desire is that you may be shut out, so that you may go after them.
But it is good to have an interest in a good cause at all times, and not only when I am present with you.
Among whom we all at one time were living in the pleasures of our flesh, giving way to the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and the punishment of God was waiting for us even as for the rest.
Resting on the base of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief keystone,
In whom you, with the rest, are united together as a living-place of God in the Spirit.
So that it became clear through all the Praetorium, and to all the rest, that I was a prisoner on account of Christ;
For the rest, my brothers, be glad in the Lord. Writing the same things to you is no trouble to me, and for you it is safe.
And I make request to you, true helper in my work, to see to the needs of those women who took part with me in the good news, with Clement and the rest of my brother-workers whose names are in the book of life.
For the rest, my brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things have honour, whatever things are upright, whatever things are holy, whatever things are beautiful, whatever things are of value, if there is any virtue and if there is any praise, give thought to these things.
So then, let us not take our rest as the others do, but let us be self-controlled and awake.
And to you who are troubled, rest with us, when the Lord Jesus comes from heaven with the angels of his power in flames of fire,
For the rest, my brothers, let there be prayer for us that the word of the Lord may go forward with increasing glory, even as it does with you;
For it has come to our ears that there are some among you whose behaviour is uncontrolled, who do no work at all, but are over-interested in the business of others.
And they get into the way of doing no work, going about from house to house; and not only doing no work, but talking foolishly, being over-interested in the business of others, saying things which they have no right to say.
Say sharp words to sinners when all are present, so that the rest may be in fear.
And being angry I made an oath, saying, They may not come into my rest.
And to whom did he make an oath that they might not come into his rest? was it not to those who went against his orders?
Let us then, though we still have God's word that we may come into his rest, go in fear that some of you may be unable to do so.
For those of us who have belief come into his rest; even as he has said, As I said in my oath when I was angry, They may not come into my rest: though the works were done from the time of the making of the world.
For in one place he has said of the seventh day, And God had rest from all his works on the seventh day;
And in the same place he says again, They will not come into my rest.
For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not have said anything about another day.
For the man who comes into his rest has had rest from his works, as God did from his.
Because of this, let us have a strong desire to come into that rest, and let no one go after the example of those who went against God's orders.
Every high priest who is taken from among men is given his position to take care of the interests of men in those things which have to do with God, so that he may make offerings for sins.
And has been waiting there from that time, till all who are against him are made a foot-rest for his feet.
For here we have no fixed resting-place, but our search is for the one which is to come.
But the tongue may not be controlled by man; it is an unresting evil, it is full of the poison of death.
So that you may give the rest of your lives in the flesh, not to the desires of men, but to the purpose of God.
If men say evil things of you because of the name of Christ, happy are you; for the Spirit of glory and of God is resting on you.
Let no one among you undergo punishment as a taker of life, or as a thief, or as an evil-doer, or as one who is over-interested in other men's business;
But having faith in his word, we are looking for a new heaven and a new earth, which will be the resting-place of righteousness.
And as he said in all his letters, which had to do with these things; in which are some hard sayings, so that, like the rest of the holy Writings, they are twisted by those who are uncertain and without knowledge, to the destruction of their souls.
But to you I say, to the rest in Thyatira, even to those who have not this teaching, and have no knowledge of the secrets of Satan, as they say; I put on you no other weight.
Be on the watch, and make strong the rest of the things which are near to death; because as judged by me your works have not come up to God's measure.
And the four beasts, having every one of them six wings, are full of eyes round about and inside: and without resting day and night, they say, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God, ruler of all, who was and is and is to come.
And there was given to every one a white robe, and they were ordered to take their rest for a little time, till the number was complete of the other servants, their brothers, who would be put to death, even as they had been.
And the rest of the people, who were not put to death by these evils, were not turned from the works of their hands, but went on giving worship to evil spirits, and images of gold and silver and brass and stone and wood which have no power of seeing or hearing or walking:
And in that hour there was a great earth-shock and a tenth part of the town came to destruction; and in the earth-shock seven thousand persons came to their end: and the rest were in fear, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
And the dragon was angry with the woman and went away to make war on the rest of her seed, who keep the orders of God, and the witness of Jesus:
And the smoke of their pain goes up for ever and ever; and they have no rest day and night, who give worship to the beast and his image, and have on them the mark of his name.
And a voice from heaven came to my ears, saying, Put in writing, There is a blessing on the dead who from now on come to their end in the Lord: yes, says the Spirit, that they may have rest from their troubles; for their works go with them.
And the rest were put to death with the sword of him who was on the horse, even the sword which came out of his mouth: and all the birds were made full with their flesh.
The rest of the dead did not come to life again till the thousand years were ended. This is the first coming back from the dead.
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