Exodus 31:15

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Work may be done for six days, but on the seventh day there must be a Sabbath of complete rest,  holy to the Lord. Anyone who does work on the Sabbath day must be put to death.

Cross References

Genesis 2:2

On the seventh  day God had completed his work that he had done, and he rested  on the seventh day from all his work that he had done.

Leviticus 23:3

‘Work may be done for six days, but on the seventh day there is to be a Sabbath of complete rest,  a sacred assembly. You are not to do any work; it is a Sabbath  to the Lord wherever you live.

Exodus 16:23

He told them, ‘This is what the Lord has said: “Tomorrow is a day of complete rest, a holy Sabbath  to the Lord. Bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil, and set aside everything left over to be kept until morning.” ’

Exodus 34:21

‘You are to labour six days but you must rest  on the seventh day; you must even rest during ploughing and harvesting times.

Luke 23:56

Then they returned and prepared spices and perfumes.  And they rested on the Sabbath according to the commandment.

Luke 13:14

But the leader of the synagogue, indignant  because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, responded by telling the crowd, ‘There are six days when work should be done;  therefore come on those days and be healed and not on the Sabbath day.’

Exodus 35:2

For six days work is to be done, but on the seventh day you are to have a holy day, a Sabbath  of complete rest to the Lord. Anyone who does work on it must be executed.

Exodus 31:17

It is a sign for ever between me and the Israelites, for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.’

Hebrews 4:9

Therefore, a Sabbath rest remains for God’s people.

Ezekiel 46:1

‘This is what the Lord God says: The gate of the inner court that faces east is to be closed during the six days of work, but it will be opened on the Sabbath day  and opened on the day of the New Moon.

Leviticus 23:32

It will be a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you must practise self-denial. You are to observe your Sabbath from the evening of the ninth day of the month until the following evening.’

Exodus 31:14

Observe the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Whoever profanes it must be put to death. If anyone does work on it, that person must be cut off from his people.

Exodus 16:26

For six days you will gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there will be none.’

Exodus 23:12

‘Do your work  for six days but rest on the seventh day so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your female slave as well as the resident foreigner may be refreshed.

Exodus 31:16

The Israelites must observe the Sabbath, celebrating it throughout their generations as a permanent covenant.

Exodus 35:3

Do not light a fire in any of your homes on the Sabbath day.’

Leviticus 16:29

‘This is to be a permanent statute  for you: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month you are to practise self-denial  and do no work,  both the native and the foreigner  who resides among you.

Deuteronomy 5:12

Be careful to remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy as the Lord your God has commanded you.