Isaiah 56:2
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2 Blessed is the man who does this,
and the son of man who holds it fast,
(A)who keeps the Sabbath, not profaning it,
and keeps his hand from doing any evil.”
Exodus 31:13-16
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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.
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Isaiah 58:13
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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]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 58:13 Or business
- Isaiah 58:13 Or pursuing your own business
- Isaiah 58:13 Hebrew or speaking a word
Ezekiel 20:12
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12 Moreover, I gave them (A)my Sabbaths, as a sign between me and them, (B)that they might know that I am the Lord who sanctifies them.
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Psalm 112:1
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The Righteous Will Never Be Moved
112 [a] (A)Praise the Lord!
(B)Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
who (C)greatly delights in his commandments!
Footnotes
- Psalm 112:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each line beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet
Luke 11:28
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28 But he said, (A)“Blessed rather are those (B)who hear the word of God and (C)keep it!”
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Ezekiel 20:20
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20 and (A)keep my Sabbaths holy that (B)they may be a sign between me and you, that you may know that I am the Lord your God.’
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Jeremiah 17:21-22
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21 Thus says the Lord: Take care for the sake of your lives, and (A)do not bear a burden on the Sabbath day or bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem. 22 And do not carry a burden out of your houses on the Sabbath (B)or do any work, but (C)keep the Sabbath day holy, as I commanded your fathers.
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Exodus 20:10
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10 but the (A)seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the (B)sojourner who is within your gates.
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John 13:17
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17 If you know these things, (A)blessed are you if you do them.
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Psalm 106:3
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3 Blessed are they who observe justice,
who (A)do righteousness at all times!
Proverbs 16:17
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17 The highway of the upright (A)turns aside from evil;
whoever guards his way preserves his life.
Proverbs 16:6
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6 By (A)steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for,
and by (B)the fear of the Lord one (C)turns away from evil.
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