Genesis 2:3

The Passion Translation

So God blessed the seventh day and made it sacred, because on it, he paused to rest from all his work of creation.

Cross References

Genesis 1:31

God surveyed all he had made and said, “I love it!” For it pleased him greatly. Evening gave way to morning—day six.

Genesis 2:2

By the seventh day, God had completed creating his masterpiece, so on the seventh day, he rested from all his work.

Genesis 2:4

This is the account of the heavens and the earth after they were created. At the time Yahweh-God created earth and heaven,

Proverbs 10:22

True enrichment comes from the blessing of the Lord, with rest and contentment in knowing that it all comes from him.

Ezekiel 20:12

And I also gave them my Sabbaths as a sign between me and them so that they might know that I, Yahweh, am the one who sets them apart as my own.

Mark 2:27

Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for the sake of people, and not people for the Sabbath.

Luke 23:56

Afterward they returned home and prepared fragrant spices and ointments and were planning to anoint his body after the Sabbath was completed, according to the commandments of the law.