Genesis 2:3
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished.”
Read Genesis 2:3 in the flow of Genesis2 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Genesis2 to see the surrounding context.
“Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it he rested from all his work which God had created and made.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And God blesseth the seventh day, and sanctifieth it, for in it He hath ceased from all His work which God had prepared for making.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 2:3 — 20 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 1:31And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
- Exodus 16:22On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much food—two omers per person—and all the leaders of the congregation came and reported this to Moses.
- Exodus 20:8Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
- Exodus 23:12For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease, so that your ox and your donkey may rest and the son of your maidservant may be refreshed, as well as the foreign resident.
- Exodus 31:13“Tell the Israelites, ‘Surely you must keep My Sabbaths, for this will be a sign between Me and you for the generations to come, so that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.
- Exodus 34:21Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even in the seasons of plowing and harvesting, you must rest.
- Exodus 35:2For six days work may be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a Sabbath of complete rest to the LORD. Whoever does any work on that day must be put to death.
- Leviticus 23:3For six days work may be done, but the seventh day is a Sabbath of complete rest, a day of sacred assembly. You must not do any work; wherever you live, it is a Sabbath to the LORD.
- Leviticus 25:2“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land that I am giving you, the land itself must observe a Sabbath to the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 5:12Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you.
- Nehemiah 9:14You revealed to them Your holy Sabbath and gave them commandments and statutes and laws through Your servant Moses.
- Nehemiah 13:15In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them against selling food on that day.
- Proverbs 10:22The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
- Isaiah 56:2Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it and keeps his hand from doing any evil.”
- Isaiah 58:13If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words,
- Jeremiah 17:21This is what the LORD says: Take heed for yourselves; do not carry a load or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day.
- Ezekiel 20:12I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
- Mark 2:27Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
- Luke 23:56Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.
- Hebrews 4:4For somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this manner: “And on the seventh day God rested from all His works.”
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