Bible Verses About

the Sabbath

Rest as a gift and a command.

  1. “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.”

    Exodus 20:8 · KJV

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

    Mark 2:27 · KJV

  3. “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:”

    Isaiah 58:13 · KJV

  4. “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.”

    Exodus 31:13 · KJV

  5. “There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.”

    Hebrews 4:9 · KJV

  6. “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:”

    Colossians 2:16 · KJV

  7. “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.”

    Genesis 2:2 · KJV

  8. “Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee.”

    Deuteronomy 5:12 · KJV

  9. “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.”

    Genesis 2:3 · KJV

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Frequently asked

What does the Bible say about the sabbath?

Scripture speaks to the sabbath in passages such as Exodus 20:8, Mark 2:27, Isaiah 58:13. For example, Exodus 20:8 says, “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.”

What is a well-known Bible verse about the sabbath?

Exodus 20:8 — “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.”