Exodus 23:12

Conservative English Version

Work the first six days of the week, but rest and relax on the seventh day. This law is not only for you, but for your oxen, donkeys, and slaves, as well as for any foreigners among you.

Cross References

Nehemiah 13:16

People who had moved to Jerusalem from the city of Tyre were bringing in fish and other things to sell there on the Sabbath.

Exodus 16:23

he told them that the LORD had said, "Tomorrow is the Sabbath, a sacred day of rest in honor of me. So gather all you want to bake or boil, and make sure you save enough for tomorrow."

Exodus 23:11

but let the land rest during the seventh year. The poor are to eat what they want from your fields, vineyards, and olive trees during that year, and when they have all they want from your fields, leave the rest for wild animals.

Exodus 34:21

Do your work in six days and rest on the seventh day, even during the seasons for plowing and harvesting.

Exodus 35:2

You have six days in which to do your work. But the seventh day must be dedicated to me, your LORD, as a day of rest. Whoever works on the Sabbath will be put to death.

Exodus 35:3

Don't even build a cooking fire at home on the Sabbath.

Isaiah 58:3

You wonder why the LORD pays no attention when you go without eating and act humble. But on those same days that you give up eating, you think only of yourselves and abuse your workers.

Leviticus 23:3

You have six days when you can do your work, but the seventh day of each week is holy because it belongs to me. No matter where you live, you must rest on the Sabbath and come together for worship. This law will never change.

Mark 2:27

Jesus finished by saying, "People were not made for the good of the Sabbath. The Sabbath was made for the good of people.

Luke 13:14

The man in charge of the meeting place was angry because Jesus had healed someone on the Sabbath. So he said to the people, "Each week has six days when we can work. Come and be healed on one of those days, but not on the Sabbath."