Psalm 127:2

It is useless for you to work so hard

    from early morning to late at night,

anxiously working for food to eat;

    for God gives rest to his loved ones. 

 

It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning to late at night, anxiously working for food to eat;

Genesis 3:17

And to the man he said,

"Since you listened to your wife and ate from the tree

    whose fruit I commanded you not to eat,

the ground is cursed because of you.

    All your life you will struggle to scratch a living from it."  

    (see Genesis 3:14-19)

Acts 26:14  

"We all fell down, and I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is useless for you to fight against my will.' "  (see all Acts 26)

1 Corinthians 15:13-14  

For if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised either. And if Christ has not been raised, then all our preaching is useless, and your faith is useless.  (see 1 Corinthians 15:12-34)

 

for God gives rest to his loved ones.  

Psalm 23:2  

He lets me rest in green meadows;

    he leads me beside peaceful streams. (see all Psalm 23)

Ecclesiastes 5:12  

    People who work hard sleep well, whether they eat little or much. But the rich seldom get a good night's sleep.  (see Ecclesiastes 5:8-20)

Jeremiah 6:16  

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!' "  (see Jeremiah 6:16-21)

Matthew 11:28-30  

    Then Jesus said, "Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 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."  

(see Matthew 11:25-30)

2 Thessalonians 1:7-8  

    And God will provide rest for you who are being persecuted and also for us when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven. He will come with his mighty angels, in flaming fire, bringing judgment on those who don't know God and on those who refuse to obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus.  (see all 2 Thessalonians 1)

Revelation 14:13  

    And I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Write this down: Blessed are those who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, they are blessed indeed, for they will rest from their hard work; for their good deeds follow them!"  

(see all Revelation 14) 

 

(parentheses are mine)

 

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