The Sabbath

22 (A)Now on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, [a]two omers for each one. When all the (B)leaders of the congregation came and told Moses, 23 then he said to them, “This is what the Lord [b]meant: (C)Tomorrow is a Sabbath observance, a holy Sabbath to the Lord. Bake what you will bake and boil what you will boil, and (D)all that is left over [c]put aside to be kept until morning.” 24 So they put it aside until morning, as Moses had ordered, and (E)it did not stink nor was there a maggot in it. 25 Then Moses said, “Eat it today, for today is a Sabbath to the Lord; today you will not find it in the field. 26 (F)Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there will be [d]none.”

27 Yet it came about on the seventh day that some of the people went out to gather, but they found none. 28 Then the Lord said to Moses, “(G)How long do you refuse to keep My commandments and My [e]instructions? 29 See, [f]the Lord has given you the Sabbath; for that reason He gives you bread for two days on the sixth day. Remain, everyone, in his place; no one is to leave his place on the seventh day.” 30 So the people rested on the seventh day.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 16:22 About 6 qt. or 5.6 liters
  2. Exodus 16:23 Lit spoke
  3. Exodus 16:23 Lit lay up for you
  4. Exodus 16:26 Lit none on it
  5. Exodus 16:28 Or laws
  6. Exodus 16:29 Lit for the Lord

22 On the sixth day, they gathered twice(A) as much—two omers[a] for each person—and the leaders of the community(B) came and reported this to Moses. 23 He said to them, “This is what the Lord commanded: ‘Tomorrow is to be a day of sabbath rest, a holy sabbath(C) to the Lord. So bake what you want to bake and boil what you want to boil. Save whatever is left and keep it until morning.’”

24 So they saved it until morning, as Moses commanded, and it did not stink or get maggots in it. 25 “Eat it today,” Moses said, “because today is a sabbath to the Lord. You will not find any of it on the ground today. 26 Six days you are to gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath,(D) there will not be any.”

27 Nevertheless, some of the people went out on the seventh day to gather it, but they found none. 28 Then the Lord said to Moses, “How long will you[b] refuse to keep my commands(E) and my instructions? 29 Bear in mind that the Lord has given you the Sabbath; that is why on the sixth day he gives you bread for two days. Everyone is to stay where they are on the seventh day; no one is to go out.” 30 So the people rested on the seventh day.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 16:22 That is, possibly about 6 pounds or about 2.8 kilograms
  2. Exodus 16:28 The Hebrew is plural.

Jesus among His Disciples

19 Now when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were [a]shut where the disciples were together due to (A)fear of the [b]Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst, and *said to them, (B)Peace be to you.”

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Footnotes

  1. John 20:19 Or locked
  2. John 20:19 I.e., the Jewish leaders

Jesus Appears to His Disciples

19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders,(A) Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace(B) be with you!”(C)

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Keeping the Sabbath

13 “If, because of the Sabbath, you (A)restrain your foot
From doing as you wish on My holy day,
And call the Sabbath a (B)pleasure, and the holy day of the Lord honorable,
And honor it, desisting from your (C)own ways,
From seeking your own pleasure
And (D)speaking your own word,
14 Then you will take (E)delight in the Lord,
And I will make you ride (F)on the heights of the earth;
And I will feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father,
For the (G)mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

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13 “If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath(A)
    and from doing as you please on my holy day,
if you call the Sabbath a delight(B)
    and the Lord’s holy day honorable,
and if you honor it by not going your own way
    and not doing as you please or speaking idle words,(C)
14 then you will find your joy(D) in the Lord,
    and I will cause you to ride in triumph on the heights(E) of the land
    and to feast on the inheritance(F) of your father Jacob.”
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.(G)

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