Genesis 2:3 - Easy To Read Version

³ God blessed the seventh day and made it a holy day. God made that day special because on that day he rested from all the work he did while making the world.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ And God blessed (spoke good of) the seventh day, set it apart as His own, and hallowed it, because on it God rested from all His work which He had created and done. [Exod. 20:11.]

American Standard Version (1901)

³ And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it he rested from all his work which God had created and made.

Common English Bible

³ God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all the work of creation.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ And he blessed the seventh day and sanctified it. For in it, he had ceased from all his work: the work whereby God created whatever he should make.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³ And he blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

Genesis 2:3 Cross References

Genesis 1:31

God looked at everything he had made. And God saw that everything was very good.

Genesis 2:2

God finished the work he was doing. So on the seventh day God rested from his work.

Genesis 2:4

This is the history of the sky and the earth. This is the story about the things that happened at the time God made the earth and the sky.

Nehemiah 9:14

You told them about your special day of rest—the Sabbath.\par You used your servant Moses to give them commands, laws, and teachings.\par

Exodus 23:12

“Work for six days. Then on the seventh day, rest! This will allow your slaves and other workers a time for rest and relaxation. And your bulls and donkeys will also have a time of rest.

Exodus 34:21

“You will work for six days. But on the seventh day you must rest. You must rest even during the times of planting and harvesting.

Proverbs 10:22

A blessing from the Lord will bring you true wealth. And it won’t bring troubles with it.

Ezekiel 20:12

I also told them about all the special days of rest. Those holidays were a special sign between me and them. They showed that I am the Lord and that I was making them special to me.

Leviticus 23:3

“Work for six days. But the seventh day, the Sabbath, will be a special day of rest, a holy meeting. You must not do any work. It is a Sabbath to the Lord in all your homes.

Mark 2:27

Then Jesus said to the Pharisees, {\cf2\super [37]} “The Sabbath day {\cf2\super [38]} was made to help people. People were not made to be ruled by the Sabbath day.

Luke 23:56

Then the women left to prepare some sweet-smelling spices \{to put on Jesus’ body\}.