Genesis 2:2

Easy To Read Version

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

Cross References

Genesis 1:31

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

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.

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 31:15

There are six other days in the week for working. But the seventh day is a very special day of rest. That is the special day to honor the Lord. Any person who works during the Sabbath must be killed.

Exodus 31:17

The Sabbath will be a sign between me and the people of Israel forever. The Lord worked six days and made heaven and earth. And on the seventh day he rested and relaxed.’”

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.

John 5:17

But Jesus said to the Jews, “My Father never stops working. And so I work too.”

Deuteronomy 5:14

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, foreigners living in your cities or your men and women slaves. Not even your cows, donkeys, and other animals should do any work! Your slaves should be able to rest just like you.

Hebrews 4:10

God rested after he finished his work. So the person who enters and has God’s rest is the person who has finished his work like God did.

Hebrews 4:4

Some place \{in the Scriptures {\cf2\super [25]} \} God talked about the seventh day of the week: “So on the seventh day God rested from all his work.” {\cf2\super [26]}