Exodus 20:8

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

Cross References

Leviticus 26:2

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

Leviticus 19:3

“Each of you must honor your mother and father and keep my special days of rest. I am the Lord your God!

Genesis 2:3

God blessed the seventh day and made it a holy day. He made it special because on that day he rested from all the work he did while creating the world.

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 day of rest to honor the Lord in all your homes.

Leviticus 19:30

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

Exodus 23:12

“Work for six days, but on the seventh day, rest! This will allow your slaves and other workers a time to rest and relax. And your bulls and donkeys will also have a time of rest.

Genesis 2:2

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

Deuteronomy 5:12

‘You must keep the Sabbath a special day like the Lord your God commanded.

Nehemiah 9:14

You told them about your special day of rest—the Sabbath. Through your servant Moses, you gave them commands, laws, and teachings.

Nehemiah 13:15

In those days in Judah, I saw people working on the Sabbath 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.

Isaiah 56:2

I will bless those who refuse to do wrong and who obey the law about the Sabbath.”

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,

Jeremiah 17:24

But you must be careful to obey me, says 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.

Exodus 31:12

Then the Lord said to Moses,

Exodus 35:1

Moses gathered all the Israelites together and said to them, “I will tell you what the Lord has commanded you to do:

Numbers 15:32

While the Israelites were in the desert, some of them saw a man gathering firewood on the Sabbath day.

Isaiah 58:13

That will happen when you stop sinning against God’s law about the Sabbath and 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 by not saying and doing things that you do every other day of the week.

Jeremiah 17:21

This is what the Lord says: ‘Be careful that you don’t carry a load on the Sabbath day. And don’t bring a load through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day.

Ezekiel 20:20

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