Nehemiah 13:15

Easy To Read Version

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.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 24:19

God sent prophets to the people to bring them back to the Lord. The prophets warned the people. But the people refused to listen.

Nehemiah 10:31

“We promise not to work on the Sabbath day. If the people living around us bring grain or other things to sell on the Sabbath, we won’t buy those things on that special day or on any other holiday. Every seventh year, {\cf2\super [60]} we won’t plant or work the land. And every seventh year, we will cancel every debt that other people owe to us.\par

Nehemiah 10:32

“We will accept the responsibility for obeying the commands to take care of God’s temple. {\cf2\super [61]} We will give 1/3 shekel {\cf2\super [62]} \{of silver\} each year to support the temple service to honor our God.

Nehemiah 13:16

There were some men from the city of Tyre living in Jerusalem. Those men were bringing fish and all kinds of things into Jerusalem and selling them on the Sabbath {\cf2\super [86]} day. And the Jews were buying those things.

Nehemiah 13:21

But I warned those businessmen and merchants. I said to them, “Don’t stay the night in front of the wall. If you do that again, I will arrest you.” So from that time on they didn’t come on the Sabbath {\cf2\super [90]} day to sell their things.

Nehemiah 9:29

You warned them.\par You told them to come back.\par But they were too proud.\par They refused to listen to your commands.\par If people obey your laws,\par then they will truly live!\par But our ancestors {\cf2\super [57]} broke your laws.\par They were stubborn.\par They turned their backs on you.\par They refused to listen.\par

Job 39:12

Can you trust him\par to gather your grain and bring it\par to your threshing {\cf2\super [88]} place?\par

Psalm 50:7

God says,\par “My people, listen to me!\par People of Israel, I will show my evidence against you.\par I am God, your God.\par

Exodus 31:12

Then the Lord said to Moses,

Exodus 31:16

The people of Israel must remember the Sabbath and make it a special day. They must continue to do this forever. It is an agreement between them and me that will continue forever.

Exodus 34:21

“You will work for six days. But on the seventh day you must rest. You must rest even during the times of planting and harvesting.

Exodus 35:2

“There are six days for working. But the seventh day will be a very special day of rest for you. You will honor the Lord by resting on that special day. Any person who works on the seventh day must be killed.

Proverbs 28:4

You are for evil people if you refuse to obey the law. But if you obey the law, then you are against them.

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 17:24

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.

Jeremiah 17:27

“But if you don’t listen to me and obey me, then bad things will happen. If you carry loads into Jerusalem on the Sabbath {\cf2\super [148]} day, then you are not keeping it a holy day. So I will start a fire that can’t be put out. That fire will start at the gates of Jerusalem, and it will burn until it burns even the palaces. {\cf2\super [149]} ”

Ezekiel 20:13

“‘But the family of Israel turned against me in the desert. They did not follow my laws. They refused to obey my rules. \{And they are good rules\}—if a person obeys those rules, then he will live. They treated my special days of rest as if they were not important. They worked on those days many, many times. I decided to destroy them in the desert—to let them feel the full force of my anger.

Amos 8:5

You businessmen say,\par “When will the New Moon {\cf2\super [101]} be over\par so we can sell grain?\par When will the Sabbath be over\par so we can bring our wheat \{to sell\}?\par We can raise the price\par and make the measure smaller. {\cf2\super [102]} \par We can adjust the scales\par and cheat the people. {\cf2\super [103]} \par

Micah 6:3

\{The Lord says\},\par “My people, tell me what I did!\par Did I do something wrong against you?\par Did I make life too hard for you?\par

Acts 2:40

Peter warned them with many other words; he begged them, “Save yourselves from the evil of the people that live now!”

Acts 20:21

I told all people—Jewish people and Greek (non-Jewish) people—to change their hearts and turn to God. I told them all to believe in our Lord Jesus.

Galatians 5:3

Again, I warn every man: If you allow yourselves to be circumcised, then you must follow all the law \{of Moses\}.

Ephesians 4:17

For the Lord I tell you this. I warn you: Don’t continue living like those people who don’t believe. Their thoughts are worth nothing.

Deuteronomy 8:19

“Don’t ever forget the Lord your God. Don’t ever follow other gods! Don’t worship and serve them. If you do that, then I warn you today: You will surely be destroyed!

1 Thessalonians 4:6

None of you should do wrong to your brother \{in Christ\} or cheat him in this way. The Lord will punish people that do those things. We have already told you and warned you about that.