The Sabbath Day

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. — read the full passage →

And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:

Six days shall work be done: but on the seventh day is a sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of work: it is a sabbath unto Jehovah in all your dwellings.

And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it he rested from all his work which God had created and made.

If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, and the holy of Jehovah honorable; and shalt honor it, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:

There remaineth therefore a sabbath rest for the people of God.

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

Think not that I came to destroy the law or the prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfil. — read the full passage →

Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am Jehovah that sanctifieth them. — read the full passage →

If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, and the holy of Jehovah honorable; and shalt honor it, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: — read the full passage →

And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and he entered, as his custom was, into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up to read.

Observe the sabbath day, to keep it holy, as Jehovah thy God commanded thee. — read the full passage →

And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments. And on the sabbath they rested according to the commandment.

Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am Jehovah that sanctifieth them.

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of a feast day or a new moon or a sabbath day: — read the full passage →

And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded Jews and Greeks.

In those days saw I in Judah some men treading winepresses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses therewith; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals. — read the full passage →

How much then is a man of more value than a sheep! Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath day.

And on the seventh day God finished his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. — read the full passage →

so that the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath.

For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith Jehovah, so shall your seed and your name remain. — read the full passage →

Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that profaneth it shall surely be put to death; for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

and Paul, as his custom was, went in unto them, and for three sabbath days reasoned with them from the scriptures,

It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days Jehovah made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.

And on the sabbath day we went forth without the gate by a river side, where we supposed there was a place of prayer; and we sat down, and spake unto the women that were come together.

Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in plowing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.

but the seventh day is a sabbath unto Jehovah thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

And he said unto them, This is that which Jehovah hath spoken, To-morrow is a solemn rest, a holy sabbath unto Jehovah: bake that which ye will bake, and boil that which ye will boil; and all that remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.

for in six days Jehovah made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore Jehovah blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on a sabbath:

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of a feast day or a new moon or a sabbath day:

And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath day. — read the full passage →

But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples. — read the full passage →

For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath.

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. — read the full passage →

Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.

Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.

And as they went out, they besought that these words might be spoken to them the next sabbath.

Here is the patience of the saints, they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

But they, passing through from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia; and they went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.

One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let each man be fully assured in his own mind.

And it came to pass, that he was going on the sabbath day through the grainfields; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears.

Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that holdeth it fast; that keepeth the sabbath from profaning it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil. — read the full passage →

And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks upon the sabbath day. — read the full passage →

Six days shall work be done; but on the seventh day there shall be to you a holy day, a sabbath of solemn rest to Jehovah: whosoever doeth any work therein shall be put to death.

For he hath said somewhere of the seventh day on this wise, And God rested on the seventh day from all his works;

Now late on the sabbath day, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.

I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet

And upon the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul discoursed with them, intending to depart on the morrow; and prolonged his speech until midnight.

And on the seventh day God finished his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

And it came to pass, that he was going on the sabbath day through the grainfields; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears. — read the full passage →

And thou shalt remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and Jehovah thy God brought thee out thence by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm: therefore Jehovah thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.

There remaineth therefore a sabbath rest for the people of God. — read the full passage →

There remaineth therefore a sabbath rest for the people of God. — read the full passage →

Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that holdeth it fast; that keepeth the sabbath from profaning it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.

And for this cause the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath. — read the full passage →

But in vain do they worship me, Teachingas theirdoctrines the precepts of men.

and hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am Jehovah your God.

Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is nigh unto Jerusalem, a sabbath day’s journey off.

But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than for one tittle of the law to fall.

Observe the sabbath day, to keep it holy, as Jehovah thy God commanded thee. — read the full passage →

And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: — read the full passage →

It shall be unto you a sabbath of solemn rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye keep your sabbath.

Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am Jehovah.

And the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. — read the full passage →

And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint him.

And God spake all these words, saying, — read the full passage →

I am Jehovah your God: walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them; — read the full passage →

and madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them commandments, and statutes, and a law, by Moses thy servant,

Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily ye shall keep my sabbaths: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am Jehovah who sanctifieth you.

Upon the first day of the week let each one of you lay by him in store, as he may prosper, that no collections be made when I come.

Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. — read the full passage →

but the seventh day is a sabbath unto Jehovah thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy man-servant and thy maid-servant may rest as well as thou.

See, for that Jehovah hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.

And the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. — read the full passage →

which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ’s.

Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest; that thine ox and thine ass may have rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the sojourner, may be refreshed.

And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there who had his hand withered. — read the full passage →

Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; new moon and sabbath, the calling of assemblies,—I cannot away with iniquity and the solemn meeting.

In those days saw I in Judah some men treading winepresses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses therewith; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals.

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. — read the full passage →

It is a good thing to give thanks unto Jehovah, And to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High; — read the full passage →

And the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. — read the full passage →

Now on the firstdayof the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, while it was yet dark, unto the tomb, and seeth the stone taken away from the tomb.

then shalt thou delight thyself in Jehovah; and I will make thee to ride upon the high places of the earth; and I will feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken it.

Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath day it shall be opened, and on the day of the new moon it shall be opened.

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. — read the full passage →

If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments.

Now it came to pass on a sabbath, that he was going through the grainfields; and his disciples plucked the ears, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. — read the full passage →

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

At that season Jesus went on the sabbath day through the grainfields; and his disciples were hungry and began to pluck ears and to eat.

For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is become guilty of all. — read the full passage →

And the ruler of the synagogue, being moved with indignation because Jesus had healed on the sabbath, answered and said to the multitude, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the day of the sabbath. — read the full passage →

Also in the day of your gladness, and in your set feasts, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow the trumpets over your burnt-offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace-offerings; and they shall be to you for a memorial before your God: I am Jehovah your God.

When therefore it was evening, on that day, the firstdayof the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.

And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath day.

Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I gave order to the churches of Galatia, so also do ye. — read the full passage →

But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came unto the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared. — read the full passage →