Then Godblessedthe seventhdayand sanctifiedit, becausein it He restedfrom allHis workwhichGodhad createdand made.
Godsawallthat He had made,and behold,it was verygood.And there was eveningand there was morning,the sixthday.
By the seventhdayGodcompletedHis workwhichHe had done,and He restedon the seventhdayfrom allHis workwhichHe had done.
Thisis the accountof the heavensand the earthwhen they were created,in the daythat the LORDGodmadeearthand heaven.
"So You madeknownto them Your holysabbath,And laiddownfor them commandments,statutesand law,ThroughYour servantMoses.
"Sixdaysyou are to doyour work,but on the seventhdayyou shall cease[from labor] sothat your oxand your donkeymay rest,and the sonof your femaleslave,as well as your stranger,may refreshthemselves.
"You shall worksixdays,but on the seventhdayyou shall rest;[even] during plowingtimeand harvestyou shall rest.
It is the blessingof the LORDthat makesrich,And He addsnosorrowto it.
"AlsoI gavethem My sabbathsto be a signbetweenMe and them, that they might knowthat I am the LORDwho sanctifiesthem.
For sixdaysworkmay be done,but on the seventhdaythere is a sabbathof completerest,a holyconvocation.You shall not doanywork;it is a sabbathto the LORDin allyour dwellings.
Jesus saidto them, "The Sabbathwas madefor man,and not manfor the Sabbath.
Thenthey returnedand preparedspicesand perfumes.And on the Sabbaththey restedaccordingto the commandment.
