Exodus 31:15
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15 Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the Lord; whoever does any work on the Sabbath day shall be put to death.(A)
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Genesis 2:2
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2 On the sixth[a] day God finished the work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all the work that he had done.(A)
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- 2.2 Sam Gk Syr: MT seventh
Leviticus 23:3
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The Sabbath, Passover, and Unleavened Bread
3 “Six days shall work be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a holy convocation; you shall do no work: it is a Sabbath to the Lord throughout your settlements.(A)
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Exodus 16:23
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23 he said to them, “This is what the Lord has commanded: Tomorrow is a day of solemn rest, a holy Sabbath to the Lord; bake what you want to bake and boil what you want to boil, and all that is left over put aside to be kept until morning.”(A)
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Exodus 34:21
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21 “Six days you shall work, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even in plowing time and in harvest time you shall rest.(A)
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Luke 23:56
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56 Then they returned and prepared spices and ointments.
On the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment.(A)
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Luke 13:14
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14 But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had cured on the Sabbath, kept saying to the crowd, “There are six days on which work ought to be done; come on those days and be cured and not on the Sabbath day.”(A)
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Jeremiah 17:24-27
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24 But if you listen to me, says the Lord, and bring in no burden by the gates of this city on the Sabbath day but keep the Sabbath day holy and do no work on it,(A) 25 then there shall enter by the gates of this city kings[a] who sit on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they and their officials, the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and this city shall be inhabited forever.(B) 26 And people shall come from the towns of Judah and the places around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, from the Shephelah, from the hill country, and from the Negeb, bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and frankincense, and bringing thank offerings to the house of the Lord.(C) 27 But if you do not listen to me, to keep the Sabbath day holy and to carry in no burden through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle a fire in its gates; it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem and shall not be quenched.(D)
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- 17.25 Cn: Heb kings and officials
Exodus 35:2
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2 “Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day you shall have a holy Sabbath of solemn rest to the Lord; whoever does any work on it shall be put to death.(A)
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Exodus 31:17
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17 It is a sign forever between me and the Israelites that in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.’ ”(A)
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Hebrews 4:9
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9 So then, a Sabbath rest still remains for the people of God,
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Ezekiel 46:1
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Miscellaneous Regulations
46 “Thus says the Lord God: The gate of the inner court that faces east shall remain closed on the six working days, but on the Sabbath day it shall be opened, and on the day of the new moon it shall be opened.(A)
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Numbers 15:32-36
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Penalty for Violating the Sabbath
32 When the Israelites were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering sticks on the Sabbath day.(A) 33 Those who found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation. 34 They put him in custody because it was not clear what should be done to him.(B) 35 Then the Lord said to Moses, “The man shall be put to death; all the congregation shall stone him outside the camp.”(C) 36 The whole congregation brought him outside the camp and stoned him to death, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
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Leviticus 23:32
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32 It shall be to you a Sabbath of complete rest, and you shall humble yourselves;[a] on the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening to evening you shall keep your Sabbath.”
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- 23.32 Or shall fast
Exodus 31:14
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14 You shall keep the Sabbath, because it is holy for you; everyone who profanes it shall be put to death; whoever does any work on it shall be cut off from among the people.(A)
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Exodus 20:8-11
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8 “Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.(A) 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work.(B) 10 But the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work—you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. 11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and consecrated it.(C)
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Exodus 16:26
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26 Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, which is a Sabbath, there will be none.”
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