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Genesis 2:2-11
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Genesis 2:2-11
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2 And (A)on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. 3 So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.
The Creation of Man and Woman
4 (B)These are the generations
of the heavens and the earth when they were created,
in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens.
5 When no (C)bush of the field[a] was yet in the land[b] and no small plant of the field had yet sprung up—for the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the land, and there was no man (D)to work the ground, 6 and a mist[c] was going up from the land and was watering the whole face of the ground— 7 then the Lord God formed the man of (E)dust from the ground and (F)breathed into his (G)nostrils the breath of life, and (H)the man became a living creature. 8 And the Lord God planted a (I)garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9 And out of the ground the Lord God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. (J)The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, (K)and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
10 A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it divided and became four rivers. 11 The name of the first is the Pishon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of (L)Havilah, where there is gold.
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- Genesis 2:5 Or open country
- Genesis 2:5 Or earth; also verse 6
- Genesis 2:6 Or spring
Genesis 2:2-11
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Genesis 2:2-11
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2 By the seventh day(A) God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.(B) 3 Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy,(C) because on it he rested(D) from all the work of creating(E) that he had done.
Adam and Eve
4 This is the account(F) of the heavens and the earth when they were created,(G) when the Lord God made the earth and the heavens.
5 Now no shrub had yet appeared on the earth[a] and no plant had yet sprung up,(H) for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth(I) and there was no one to work the ground, 6 but streams[b] came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground. 7 Then the Lord God formed(J) a man[c](K) from the dust(L) of the ground(M) and breathed into his nostrils the breath(N) of life,(O) and the man became a living being.(P)
8 Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden;(Q) and there he put the man he had formed. 9 The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees(R) that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life(S) and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.(T)
10 A river(U) watering the garden flowed from Eden;(V) from there it was separated into four headwaters. 11 The name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah,(W) where there is gold.
Footnotes
- Genesis 2:5 Or land; also in verse 6
- Genesis 2:6 Or mist
- Genesis 2:7 The Hebrew for man (adam) sounds like and may be related to the Hebrew for ground (adamah); it is also the name Adam (see verse 20).
Genesis 2:2-11
New American Standard Bible 1995
Genesis 2:2-11
New American Standard Bible 1995
2 By (A)the seventh day God completed His work which He had done, and (B)He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. 3 Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created [a]and made.
4 [b](C)This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in (D)the day that the Lord God made earth and heaven. 5 (E)Now no shrub of the field was yet in the earth, and no plant of the field had yet sprouted, (F)for the Lord God had not sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to [c]cultivate the ground. 6 But a [d]mist used to rise from the earth and water the whole [e]surface of the ground. 7 Then the Lord God formed man of (G)dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and (H)man became a living [f]being. 8 The Lord God planted a (I)garden toward the east, in Eden; and there He placed the man whom He had formed. 9 Out of the ground the Lord God caused to grow (J)every tree that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; (K)the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
10 Now a (L)river [g]flowed out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it divided and became four [h]rivers. 11 The name of the first is Pishon; it [i]flows around the whole land of (M)Havilah, where there is gold.
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- Genesis 2:3 Lit to make
- Genesis 2:4 Lit These are the generations
- Genesis 2:5 Lit work, serve
- Genesis 2:6 Or flow
- Genesis 2:6 Lit face of
- Genesis 2:7 Lit soul
- Genesis 2:10 Lit was going out
- Genesis 2:10 Lit heads
- Genesis 2:11 Lit surrounds
Exodus 31:12-18
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Exodus 31:12-18
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The Sabbath
12 And the Lord said to Moses, 13 “You are to speak to the people of Israel and say, ‘Above all you shall keep my Sabbaths, for this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I, the Lord, sanctify you. 14 You shall keep the Sabbath, because it is holy for you. Everyone who profanes it shall be put to death. (A)Whoever does any work on it, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. 15 (B)Six days shall work be done, but (C)the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, holy to the Lord. (D)Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day shall be put to death. 16 Therefore the people of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, observing the Sabbath throughout their generations, as a covenant forever. 17 (E)It is a sign forever between me and the people of Israel that (F)in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and (G)on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.’”
18 And he gave to Moses, when he had finished speaking with him on Mount Sinai, the (H)two tablets of the testimony, tablets of stone, written with (I)the finger of God.
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Exodus 31:12-18
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Exodus 31:12-18
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The Sabbath
12 Then the Lord said to Moses, 13 “Say to the Israelites, ‘You must observe my Sabbaths.(A) This will be a sign(B) between me and you for the generations to come,(C) so you may know that I am the Lord, who makes you holy.(D)
14 “‘Observe the Sabbath, because it is holy to you. Anyone who desecrates it is to be put to death;(E) those who do any work on that day must be cut off from their people. 15 For six days work(F) is to be done, but the seventh day is a day of sabbath rest,(G) holy to the Lord. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day is to be put to death. 16 The Israelites are to observe the Sabbath,(H) celebrating it for the generations to come as a lasting covenant. 17 It will be a sign(I) between me and the Israelites forever, for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.(J)’”(K)
18 When the Lord finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai,(L) he gave him the two tablets of the covenant law, the tablets of stone(M) inscribed by the finger of God.(N)
Exodus 31:12-18
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Exodus 31:12-18
New American Standard Bible 1995
The Sign of the Sabbath
12 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 13 “But as for you, speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘(A)You shall surely observe My sabbaths; for this is (B)a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the Lord who sanctifies you. 14 Therefore you are to observe the sabbath, for it is holy to you. (C)Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people. 15 (D)For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a (E)sabbath of complete rest, holy to the Lord; (F)whoever does any work on the sabbath day shall surely be put to death. 16 So the sons of Israel shall observe the sabbath, to [a]celebrate the sabbath throughout their generations as a perpetual covenant.’ 17 (G)It is a sign between Me and the sons of Israel forever; (H)for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, but on the seventh day He ceased from labor, and was refreshed.”
18 When He had finished speaking with him upon Mount Sinai, He gave Moses (I)the two tablets of the testimony, tablets of stone, (J)written by the finger of God.
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- Exodus 31:16 Lit do
Leviticus 23:3
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Leviticus 23:3
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The Sabbath
3 (A)“Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation. You shall do no work. It is a Sabbath to the Lord in all your dwelling places.
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Leviticus 23:3
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Leviticus 23:3
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The Sabbath
3 “‘There are six days when you may work,(A) but the seventh day is a day of sabbath rest,(B) a day of sacred assembly. You are not to do any work;(C) wherever you live, it is a sabbath to the Lord.
Leviticus 23:3
New American Standard Bible 1995
Leviticus 23:3
New American Standard Bible 1995
3 ‘(A)For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a sabbath of complete rest, a holy convocation. You shall not do any work; it is a sabbath to the Lord in all your dwellings.
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Deuteronomy 5:12
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Deuteronomy 5:12
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12 “‘Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you.
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Deuteronomy 5:12
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Deuteronomy 5:12
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12 “Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy,(A) as the Lord your God has commanded you.
Deuteronomy 5:12
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Deuteronomy 5:12
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12 ‘(A)Observe the sabbath day to keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you.
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Ezekiel 20:11-21
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Ezekiel 20:11-21
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11 (A)I gave them my statutes and made known to them my rules, (B)by which, if a person does them, he shall live. 12 Moreover, I gave them (C)my Sabbaths, as a sign between me and them, (D)that they might know that I am the Lord who sanctifies them. 13 (E)But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness. (F)They did not walk in my statutes but rejected my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live; (G)and my Sabbaths they greatly profaned.
(H)“Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them in the wilderness, to make a full end of them. 14 But I acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, (I)in whose sight I had brought them out. 15 Moreover, (J)I swore to them in the wilderness (K)that I would not bring them into the land that I had given them, a land (L)flowing with milk and honey, (M)the most glorious of all lands, 16 because they rejected my rules and did not walk in my statutes, and profaned my Sabbaths; (N)for their heart went after their idols. 17 Nevertheless, (O)my eye spared them, and I did not destroy them or (P)make a full end of them in the wilderness.
18 “And I said to (Q)their children in the wilderness, ‘Do not walk (R)in the statutes of your fathers, nor keep their rules, (S)nor defile yourselves with their idols. 19 (T)I am the Lord your God; (U)walk in my statutes, and be careful to obey my rules, 20 and (V)keep my Sabbaths holy that (W)they may be a sign between me and you, that you may know that I am the Lord your God.’ 21 (X)But the children (Y)rebelled against me. (Z)They did not walk in my statutes and were not careful to obey my rules, by which, if a person does them, he shall live; they profaned my Sabbaths.
(AA)“Then I said I would pour out my wrath upon them and spend my anger against them in the wilderness.
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Ezekiel 20:11-21
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Ezekiel 20:11-21
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11 I gave them my decrees and made known to them my laws, by which the person who obeys them will live.(A) 12 Also I gave them my Sabbaths(B) as a sign(C) between us,(D) so they would know that I the Lord made them holy.(E)
13 “‘Yet the people of Israel rebelled(F) against me in the wilderness. They did not follow my decrees but rejected my laws(G)—by which the person who obeys them will live—and they utterly desecrated my Sabbaths.(H) So I said I would pour out my wrath(I) on them and destroy(J) them in the wilderness.(K) 14 But for the sake of my name I did what would keep it from being profaned(L) in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.(M) 15 Also with uplifted hand I swore(N) to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land I had given them—a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful of all lands(O)— 16 because they rejected my laws(P) and did not follow my decrees and desecrated my Sabbaths. For their hearts(Q) were devoted to their idols.(R) 17 Yet I looked on them with pity and did not destroy(S) them or put an end to them in the wilderness. 18 I said to their children in the wilderness, “Do not follow the statutes of your parents(T) or keep their laws or defile yourselves(U) with their idols. 19 I am the Lord your God;(V) follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.(W) 20 Keep my Sabbaths(X) holy, that they may be a sign(Y) between us. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God.(Z)”
21 “‘But the children rebelled against me: They did not follow my decrees, they were not careful to keep my laws,(AA) of which I said, “The person who obeys them will live by them,” and they desecrated my Sabbaths. So I said I would pour out my wrath on them and spend my anger(AB) against them in the wilderness.(AC)
Ezekiel 20:11-21
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Ezekiel 20:11-21
New American Standard Bible 1995
11 I gave them My (A)statutes and informed them of My ordinances, by (B)which, if a man [a]observes them, he will live. 12 Also I gave them My sabbaths to be a (C)sign between Me and them, that they might know that I am the Lord who sanctifies them. 13 But the house of Israel (D)rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not walk in My statutes and they rejected My ordinances, (E)by which, if a man [b]observes them, he will live; and My (F)sabbaths they greatly profaned. Then I [c]resolved to (G)pour out My wrath on them in the wilderness, to annihilate them. 14 But I acted for the sake of My name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, before whose sight I had brought them out. 15 Also (H)I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands, 16 because they rejected My ordinances, and as for My statutes, they did not walk in them; they even profaned My sabbaths, for their (I)heart continually went after their idols. 17 Yet My eye spared them rather than destroying them, and I did not cause their (J)annihilation in the wilderness.
18 “I said to their [d](K)children in the wilderness, ‘(L)Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers or keep their ordinances or defile yourselves with their idols. 19 (M)I am the Lord your God; (N)walk in My statutes and keep My ordinances and [e]observe them. 20 (O)Sanctify My sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between Me and you, that you may know that I am the Lord your God.’ 21 But the (P)children rebelled against Me; they did not walk in My statutes, nor were they careful to observe My ordinances, by which, if a man observes them, he will live; they profaned My sabbaths. So I [f]resolved to pour out My wrath on them, to accomplish My anger against them in the wilderness.
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- Ezekiel 20:11 Lit does
- Ezekiel 20:13 Lit does
- Ezekiel 20:13 Lit said
- Ezekiel 20:18 Lit sons
- Ezekiel 20:19 Lit do
- Ezekiel 20:21 Lit said
Isaiah 58:13-14
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Isaiah 58:13-14
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13 (A)“If you turn back your foot from the Sabbath,
from doing your pleasure[a] on my holy day,
and call the Sabbath a delight
and the holy day of the Lord honorable;
if you honor it, not going your own ways,
or seeking (B)your own pleasure,[b] or talking idly;[c]
14 then you shall take delight in the Lord,
(C)and I will make you ride on the heights of the earth;[d]
(D)I will feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father,
(E)for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
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- Isaiah 58:13 Or business
- Isaiah 58:13 Or pursuing your own business
- Isaiah 58:13 Hebrew or speaking a word
- Isaiah 58:14 Or of the land
Isaiah 58:13-14
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Isaiah 58:13-14
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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)
Isaiah 58:13-14
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Isaiah 58:13-14
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Keeping the Sabbath
13 “If because of the sabbath, you (A)turn your foot
From doing your own pleasure on My holy day,
And call the sabbath a (B)delight, 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.”
Matthew 5:19
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Matthew 5:19
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19 (A)Therefore whoever relaxes (B)one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least (C)in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great (D)in the kingdom of heaven.
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Matthew 5:19
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Matthew 5:19
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19 Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands(A) and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:19
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Matthew 5:19
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19 Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and teaches [a]others to do the same, shall be called least (A)in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever [b]keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
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- Matthew 5:19 Gr anthropoi
- Matthew 5:19 Lit does
Mark 2:27
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Mark 2:27
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27 And he said to them, (A)“The Sabbath was made for man, (B)not man for the Sabbath.
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Mark 2:27
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Mark 2:27
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Luke 4:16
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Luke 4:16
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16 He went to Nazareth,(A) where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue,(B) as was his custom. He stood up to read,(C)
Luke 4:16
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Luke 4:16
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16 And He came to (A)Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, (B)He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and (C)stood up to read.
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