Isaiah 56:2

Easy To Read Version

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.

Cross References

Nehemiah 13:17

I told the important people of Judah that they were wrong. I said to those important people, “You are doing a very bad thing. You are ruining the Sabbath. You are making the Sabbath day like it was any other day.

Psalm 106:3

People who obey God’s commands are happy.\par Those people do good things all the time.\par

Psalm 112:1

Praise the Lord!\par A person who fears and respects the Lord will be very happy.\par That person loves God’s commands.\par

Psalm 119:101

You keep me off of the wrong path\par every step of the way.\par So I can do what you tell me, Lord.\par

Psalm 128:1

All of the Lord’s followers are happy.\par Those people live the way God wants.\par

Psalm 34:14

Stop doing bad things!\par Do good things.\par Work for peace.\par Run after peace until you catch it.\par

Psalm 37:27

If you refuse to do bad things,\par and if you do good things,\par then you will live forever.\par

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 20:8

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

Proverbs 14:16

A wise man respects the Lord and stays away from evil. But a foolish man does things without thinking—he is not careful.

Proverbs 16:17

Good people live their lives trying to stay away from evil. The person who is careful with his life, is guarding his soul.

Proverbs 16:6

True love and loyalty will make you pure. {\cf2\super [21]} Respect the Lord, and you will stay far away from evil.

Proverbs 4:13

Always remember these lessons. Don’t forget these lessons. They are your life!

Proverbs 4:27

Don’t leave the straight path—the way that is good and right. But always turn away from evil.

Ecclesiastes 7:18

Try to be a little of this and a little of that. {\cf2\super [33]} Even God’s followers will do some good things and some bad things.

Isaiah 56:6

Some people that are not Jews will join themselves to the Lord. They will do this so they can serve him and love the Lord’s name. They will join themselves to the Lord to become his servants. They will keep the Sabbath {\cf2\super [438]} \{as a special day of worship\} and they will continue to closely follow my Agreement (Law).

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.

Ezekiel 20:12

I also told them about all the special days of rest. Those holidays were a special sign between me and them. They showed that I am the Lord and that I was making them special to me.

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 19:30

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

Luke 11:28

But Jesus said, “The people that hear the teaching of God and obey it—they are the people that are truly happy!”

Luke 12:43

When the master comes and finds that servant doing the work he gave him, that servant will be very happy.

John 13:17

If you know these things, you will be happy if you do them.

Romans 12:9

Your love must be real. Hate the things that are evil. Do only the things that are good.

Revelation 22:14

“Those people who washed their robes {\cf2\super [174]} will be blessed. They will have the right to \{eat the food from\} the tree of life. They can go through the gates into the city.