Working On Sunday

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

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

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

But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.

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

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.

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.

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

He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

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

One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. — read the full passage →

In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

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.

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.

And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day?

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.

And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.

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

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

There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.

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 →

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

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

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

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

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:

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

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

For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

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.

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

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 →

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

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

For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.

For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

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. — read the full passage →

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

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

And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.

For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known. — 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.

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.

Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?

The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt. — read the full passage →

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? — read the full passage →

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

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: — read the full passage →

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:

Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

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

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

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

For, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water, — read the full passage →

I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life. — read the full passage →

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.

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

And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day.

In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, — read the full passage →

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; — read the full passage →

Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the Lord: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death. — read the full passage →

And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

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

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; — read the full passage →

And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation.

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

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

Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:

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

Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.

When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

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 →

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