"Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy." — Exodus 20:8

Exodus 20:8 · KJV

“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.”

— Exodus 20:8

Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

Verse 9

Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

Exodus 20 — Context

And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

But the seventh day {is} the sabbath of the LORD thy God: {in it} thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that {is} within thy gates:

Cross References

Leviticus 26:2

Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I {am} the LORD.

Leviticus 19:3

Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I {am} the LORD your God.

Exodus 31:13-16

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.

Genesis 2:3

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. {created...: Heb. created to make}

Leviticus 23:3

Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day {is} the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work {therein}: it {is} the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.

Leviticus 19:30

Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I {am} the LORD.

Exodus 23:12

Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.

Isaiah 56:4-6

For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose {the things} that please me, and take hold of my covenant;