Deuteronomy 5:12

New International Reader's Version

“Keep the Sabbath day holy. Do this just as the Lord your God has commanded you.

Cross References

Nehemiah 13:15

In those days I saw some people of Judah stomping on grapes in winepresses. They were doing it on the Sabbath day. Other people were bringing in grain. They were loading it on donkeys. Still other people were loading up wine, grapes, figs and other kinds of things. They were bringing all of it into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them not to sell food on that day.

Exodus 16:23

He said to them, “Here is what the Lord commanded. He said, ‘Tomorrow will be a day of rest. It will be a holy Sabbath day. It will be set apart for the Lord. So bake what you want to bake. Boil what you want to boil. Save what is left. Keep it until morning.’ ”

Exodus 16:30

So the people rested on the seventh day.

Exodus 31:13

He said, “Tell the people of Israel, ‘You must always keep my Sabbath days. That will be the sign of the covenant I have made between me and you for all time to come. Then you will know that I am the Lord. I am the one who makes you holy.

Exodus 31:15

Do your work in six days. But the seventh day is a day of sabbath rest. You must rest on it. It is set apart for the Lord. Those who work on the Sabbath day must be put to death.

Isaiah 56:6

“Suppose outsiders want to follow me and serve me. They want to love me and worship me. They keep the Sabbath day and do not misuse it. And they are faithful in keeping my covenant.

Isaiah 58:13

“Do not work on the Sabbath day. Do not do just anything you want to on my holy day. Make the Sabbath a day you can enjoy. Honor the Lord’s holy day. Do not work on it. Do not do just anything you want to. Do not talk about things that are worthless.

Jeremiah 17:22

Do not bring a load out of your houses on the Sabbath day. Do not do any work on that day. Instead, keep the Sabbath day holy. Do as I commanded your people of long ago.

Mark 2:27

Then Jesus said to them, “The Sabbath day was made for man. Man was not made for the Sabbath day.

Deuteronomy 5:13

Do all your work in six days.