Genesis 2:3
"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."
Read Genesis 2 in context →Linked passages (10 shown)
Up to ten source links are retained per verse. Their order follows source votes, not a judgment about meaning. How the links were collected
- Leviticus 23:3
"Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings."
Read in chapter → - Mark 2:27
"And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:"
Read in chapter → - Ezekiel 20:12
"Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them."
Read in chapter → - Exodus 31:13
"Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you."
Read in chapter → - Luke 23:56
"And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment."
Read in chapter → - Exodus 34:21
"Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest."
Read in chapter → - Exodus 35:2
"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 in chapter → - Leviticus 25:2
"Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the LORD."
Read in chapter → - Jeremiah 17:21
"Thus saith the LORD; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem;"
Read in chapter → - Exodus 20:8
"Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy."
Read in chapter →
Keep your study moving
What would you like to do next?
Read the chapter, compare a link, and keep a short note about what you observe. Your saved and recent passages stay only in this browser.