Nehemiah 13:19

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

When it began to be dark at the gates of Jerusalem before the sabbath, I commanded that the doors should be shut and gave orders that they should not be opened until after the sabbath. And I set some of my servants over the gates, that no burden might be brought in on the sabbath day.

Cross References

Nehemiah 13:20

Then the merchants and sellers of all kinds of wares lodged outside Jerusalem once or twice.

Nehemiah 7:3

And I said to them, “Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot; and while they are still standing guard let them shut and bar the doors. Appoint guards from among the inhabitants of Jerusalem, each to his station and each opposite his own house.”

Leviticus 23:22

“And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field to its very border, nor shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest; you shall leave them for the poor and for the stranger: I am the Lord your God.”

Leviticus 23:32

It shall be to you a sabbath of solemn rest, and you shall afflict yourselves; on the ninth day of the month beginning at evening, from evening to evening shall you keep your sabbath.”

John 5:10

So the Jews said to the man who was cured, “It is the sabbath, it is not lawful for you to carry your pallet.”