The Sabbath Day

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

There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.

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

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

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

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: — read the full passage →

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

How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,

And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.

But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:

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

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. — read the full passage →

For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.

And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.

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

But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.

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

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

For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.

In the end of the sabbath, 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 heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,

And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.

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

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

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

And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day. — read the full passage →

But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

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

And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.

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

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

Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.

Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

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

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

The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

If ye love me, keep my commandments.

And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. — read the full passage →

At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.

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

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

Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus 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.

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

Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. — read the full passage →