Bible Verses About
the Sabbath
Rest as a gift and a command.
“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.”
“And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:”
“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:”
“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.”
“There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.”
“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 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.”
“Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee.”
“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.”
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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.”