Exodus 12:16

Easy To Read Version

There will be holy assemblies on the first day and the last day of the holiday. You must not do any work on these days. The only work you can do on these days is prepare the food for your meals.

Cross References

Exodus 16:23

Moses told them, “This is what the Lord said would happen. It happened because tomorrow is the Sabbath, the special day of rest to honor the Lord. You can cook all the food you need to cook for today. But save the rest of this food for tomorrow morning.”

Exodus 16:29

Look, the Lord has made the Sabbath a day of rest for you. So, on Friday the Lord will give you enough food for two days. Then, on the Sabbath, each of you should sit down and relax! Stay where you are.”

Exodus 16:5

Every day the people will gather only enough food for one day. But on Friday, when the people prepare their food {for Saturday}, they will see that they have enough food for two days. [102]

Exodus 20:10

But the seventh day is a day of rest in honor of the Lord your God. So on that day no person should work—not you, your sons and daughters, or your men and women slaves. Even your animals and the foreigners living in your cities must not work!

Exodus 34:18

“Celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread. For seven days eat that bread made without yeast like I commanded you before. Do this during the month I have chosen, the month of Abib. [346] Why? Because that is the month you came out of Egypt.

Isaiah 1:13

“Don’t continue bringing worthless sacrifices to me. I hate the incense {\cf2\super [8]} you give me. I can’t bear your feasts for the New Moon, {\cf2\super [9]} the Sabbath, {\cf2\super [10]} and your holidays. I hate the evil you do during your holy meetings.

Leviticus 23:21

On that same day, you will call a holy meeting. You must not do any work. This law continues forever in all your homes.

Leviticus 23:27

“The Day of Atonement [407] will be on the tenth day of the seventh month. There will be a holy meeting. You must not eat food [408] and you must bring an offering by fire to the Lord.

Leviticus 23:35

There will be a holy meeting on the first day. You must not do any work.

Numbers 28:18

You must have a special meeting on the first day of this holiday. You will not do any work on that day.

Numbers 28:25

“Then, on the seventh day {of this holiday}, you will have another special meeting. You will not do any work on that day.

Numbers 28:26

“At the Festival of Firstfruits [343] (the Festival of Weeks) use the new crops to give a grain offering to the Lord. At that time, you must also call a special meeting. You must not do any work on that day.

Numbers 29:1

“There will be a special meeting on the first day of the seventh month. You will not do any work on that day. That is the day for blowing the trumpet. [348]

Numbers 29:12

“There will be a special meeting on the 15th day of the seventh month. {This will be the Festival of Shelters. [359] } You must not do any work on that day. You must celebrate a special holiday for the Lord for seven days.

John 19:31

This day was Preparation day. {\cf2\super [252]} The next day was a special Sabbath day. {\cf2\super [253]} The Jewish leaders did not want the bodies to stay on the cross on the Sabbath day. So they asked Pilate to order that the legs of the men be broken \{to make them die sooner\}. And they asked that the bodies of the men be taken down from the crosses.

Deuteronomy 16:8

You must eat unleavened bread [100] six days. On the seventh day you must not do any work. On this day, the people will come together for a special meeting to honor the Lord your God.