Genesis 2:3

Plain English Version

So God made day number 7 a good and special day. He said, “I’ve finished making everything now, and I’m resting on day number 7. So day number 7 is a special day.”

Cross References

Genesis 1:31

God looked at everything he made, and he saw that all of it was very good. After that all happened, there was night time and there was morning time. That was day number 6.

Genesis 2:2

After God finished all that, it was day number 7, and God rested on that day.

Genesis 2:4

This story is about the time when God made the earth and the sky.

Mark 2:27

Then Jesus said to them, “Listen to me now. God gave us the rest day to help us, not just to give us another law to follow.