Genesis 2:3

New Century Version

God blessed the seventh day and made it a holy day, because on that day he rested from all the work he had done in creating the world.

Cross References

Genesis 1:31

God looked at everything he had made, and it was very good. Evening passed, and morning came. This was the sixth day.

Genesis 2:2

By the seventh day God finished the work he had been doing, so he rested from all his work.

Genesis 2:4

This is the story of the creation of the sky and the earth. When the Lord God first made the earth and the sky,

Nehemiah 9:14

You told them about your holy Sabbath and gave them commands, orders, and teachings through your servant Moses.

Exodus 23:12

“You should work six days a week, but on the seventh day you must rest. This lets your ox and your donkey rest, and it also lets the slave born in your house and the foreigner be refreshed.

Exodus 34:21

“You must work for six days, but on the seventh day you must rest—even during the planting season and the harvest season.

Proverbs 10:22

The Lord’s blessing brings wealth, and no sorrow comes with it.

Ezekiel 20:12

I also gave them my Sabbaths to be a sign between us so they would know that I am the Lord who made them holy.

Leviticus 23:3

“ ‘There are six days for you to work, but the seventh day will be a special day of rest. It is a day for a holy meeting; you must not do any work. It is a Sabbath to the Lord in all your homes.

Mark 2:27

Then Jesus said to the Pharisees, “The Sabbath day was made to help people; they were not made to be ruled by the Sabbath day.

Luke 23:56

Then the women left to prepare spices and perfumes. On the Sabbath day they rested, as the law of Moses commanded.