Exodus 20:8

Easy To Read Version

“You must remember to keep the Sabbath [127] a special day.

Cross References

Genesis 2:2

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

Genesis 2:3

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.

Nehemiah 13:15

In those days in Judah, I saw people working on the Sabbath {\cf2\super [85]} day. I saw people pressing grapes to make wine. I saw people bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys. I saw people carrying grapes, figs, and all kinds of things in the city. They were bringing all these things into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them about this. I told them they must not sell food on the Sabbath day.

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 31:12

Then the Lord said to Moses,

Exodus 35:1

Moses gathered all the people of Israel together. Moses said to them, “I will tell you the things the Lord has commanded you to do:

Isaiah 56:2

The person that obeys God’s law about the Sabbath {\cf2\super [432]} will be blessed. And the person that does no evil will be happy.

Isaiah 58:13

That will happen when you stop sinning against God’s law about the Sabbath. {\cf2\super [447]} And that will happen when you stop doing things to please yourself on that special day. You should call the Sabbath a happy day. You should honor the Lord’s special day. You should honor that special day by not doing and saying those things you do every other day.

Jeremiah 17:21

The Lord says these things: Be careful that you don’t carry a load on the Sabbath {\cf2\super [142]} day. And don’t bring a load through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day.

Jeremiah 17:22

Don’t bring a load out of your houses on the Sabbath day. Don’t do any work on that day. You must make the Sabbath day a holy day. I gave this same command to your ancestors. {\cf2\super [143]}

Jeremiah 17:24

But you must be careful to obey me.” This message is from the Lord. “You must not bring a load through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath. You must make the Sabbath day a holy day. You will do this by not doing any work on that day.

Ezekiel 20:20

Show that my days of rest are important to you. Remember, they are a special sign between me and you. I am the Lord. And those holidays show you that I am your God.”

Leviticus 19:3

“Each person among you must honor his mother and father and keep my special days of rest. [334] I am the Lord your God!

Leviticus 19:30

“You must not work on my special days of rest. [342] You must honor my holy place. I am the Lord!

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.

Leviticus 26:2

“Remember my special days of rest [441] and honor my holy place. I am the Lord!

Numbers 15:32

At this time, the people of Israel were still in the desert. It happened that a man found some wood to burn. So the man was gathering the wood, but it was the Sabbath [198] day. Some other people saw him doing this.

Deuteronomy 5:12

“You must keep the Sabbath [28] a special day like the Lord your God commanded.