Sabbath Observance

From The King James Bible
The Sabbath, rooted in creation and codified in the Decalogue, is a holy day of rest and worship; Jesus declared himself Lord of the Sabbath and Hebrews points to a deeper Sabbath rest fulfilled in Christ.
Exodus 20:8
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy — the fourth commandment.

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Exodus 20:9
Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy — the fourth commandment.

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Exodus 20:10
But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy — the fourth commandment.

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Exodus 20:11
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.

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy — the fourth commandment.

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Genesis 2:2
And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

God rested the seventh day and sanctified it.

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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.

God rested the seventh day and sanctified it.

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Mark 2:27
And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:

The sabbath was made for man; the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

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Mark 2:28
Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

The sabbath was made for man; the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

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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.

Sabbath a sign between God and Israel forever.

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Exodus 31:14
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.

Sabbath a sign between God and Israel forever.

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Exodus 31:15
Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.

Sabbath a sign between God and Israel forever.

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Exodus 31:16
Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.

Sabbath a sign between God and Israel forever.

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Exodus 31:17
It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.

Sabbath a sign between God and Israel forever.

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Isaiah 58:13
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:

Call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable.

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Isaiah 58:14
Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.

Call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable.

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Deuteronomy 5:12
Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee.

Keep the sabbath day, remembering deliverance from Egypt.

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Deuteronomy 5:13
Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work:

Keep the sabbath day, remembering deliverance from Egypt.

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Deuteronomy 5:14
But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.

Keep the sabbath day, remembering deliverance from Egypt.

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Deuteronomy 5:15
And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.

Keep the sabbath day, remembering deliverance from Egypt.

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Hebrews 4:9
There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.

There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.

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Hebrews 4:10
For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.

There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.

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Hebrews 4:11
Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.

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Matthew 12:1
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.

It is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

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Matthew 12:2
But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.

It is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

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Matthew 12:3
But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;

It is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

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Matthew 12:4
How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?

It is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

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Matthew 12:5
Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?

It is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

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Matthew 12:6
But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.

It is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

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Matthew 12:7
But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

It is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

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Matthew 12:8
For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.

It is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

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Matthew 12:9
And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:

It is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

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Matthew 12:10
And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.

It is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

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Matthew 12:11
And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?

It is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

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Matthew 12:12
How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

It is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

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Colossians 2:16
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 no man judge you in respect of a sabbath day; shadow of things to come.

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Colossians 2:17
Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

Let no man judge you in respect of a sabbath day; shadow of things to come.

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Romans 14:5
One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.

One man esteemeth one day above another; let every man be fully persuaded.

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Romans 14:6
He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.

One man esteemeth one day above another; let every man be fully persuaded.

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Luke 4:16
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.

Jesus, as his custom was, went into the synagogue on the sabbath day.

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