Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'rest' occurs 354 times in the standard works.

60 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'rest' in the standard works and contain 16.9% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 24 minutes to read the entire list.

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Heb. 4:1-5 (5 in 5 verses)

Ezra 4:7-10 (4 in 4 verses)


Heb. 4:8-11 (4 in 4 verses)

 4:8 For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.

 4:9 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.

 4:10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.

 4:11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.




Alma 12:34-37 (4 in 4 verses)

Ex. 23:11-12 (3 in 2 verses)

Lev. 26:34-35 (3 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 14:6-7 (3 in 2 verses)

Ex. 34:21 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 22:9 (2 in 1 verse)

Ezra 4:17 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 28:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 34:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Enos 1:27 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 40:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Moro. 7:3 (2 in 1 verse)

D&C 84:24 (2 in 1 verse)

Moses 7:48 (2 in 1 verse)

Lev. 25:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Deut. 12:9-10 (2 in 2 verses)

Job 3:17-18 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 11:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 7:27-8:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 13:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

Abr. 5:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 231 208 439
NT 44 42 86
Matt. 5 9 14
Mark 2 8 10
Luke 4 3 7
John 1 5 6
Acts 6 3 9
Rom. 1 5 6
1 Cor. 2 2 4
2 Cor. 3 0 3
Gal. 0 2 2
Eph. 0 1 1
2 Thes. 1 0 1
Heb. 11 1 12
1 Pet. 1 1 2
2 Pet. 0 1 1
Rev. 7 1 8
BM 47 108 155
DC 22 48 70
PGP 10 6 16
TOTAL 354 412 766

Heb. 3:11
So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)

Heb. 3:18
And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?

Heb. 4:1
Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.

Heb. 4:3
For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

Heb. 4:4
For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.

Heb. 4:5
And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest.

Heb. 4:8
For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.

Heb. 4:9
There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.

Heb. 4:10
For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.

Heb. 4:11
Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

Heb. 13:19
But I beseech you the rather to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.