Genesis 2:2

New International Reader's Version

By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing. So on that day he rested from all his work.

Cross References

Genesis 1:31

God saw everything he had made. And it was very good. There was evening, and there was morning. It was day six.

Genesis 2:3

God blessed the seventh day and made it holy. He blessed it because on that day he rested from all the work he had done.

Exodus 23:12

“Do all your work in six days. But do not do any work on the seventh day. Then your oxen and donkeys can rest. The slaves born in your house can be renewed. And so can the outsiders who live among you.

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.

Exodus 31:17

It will be the sign of the covenant I have made between me and the Israelites forever. The Lord made the heavens and the earth in six days. But on the seventh day he did not work. He rested.’ ”

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.

John 5:17

Jesus defended himself. He said to them, “My Father is always doing his work. He is working right up to this day. I am working too.”

Deuteronomy 5:14

But the seventh day is a sabbath to honor the Lord your God. Do not do any work on that day. The same command applies to your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, your oxen, your donkeys and your other animals. It also applies to any outsiders who live in your towns. I want your male and female servants to rest, just as you do.

Hebrews 4:10

God rested from his work. Those who enjoy God’s rest also rest from their works.

Hebrews 4:4

Somewhere he spoke about the seventh day. He said, “On the seventh day God rested from all his works.” (Genesis 2:2)