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Bible Verses About Sabbath
Find Bible verses about sabbath — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about sabbath?
The Bible addresses sabbath with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Mark 2:27
“He said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.”
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Exodus 20:8
“"Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.”
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Leviticus 23:3
“"'Six days shall work be done: but on the seventh day is a Sabbath of solemn rest, a holy convocation; you shall do no kind of work. It is a Sabbath to Yahweh in all your dwellings.”
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Isaiah 56:2
“Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast; who keeps the Sabbath from profaning it, and keeps his hand from doing any evil."”
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Leviticus 25:4
“but in the seventh year there shall be a Sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a Sabbath to Yahweh. You shall not sow your field or prune your vineyard.”
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Exodus 20:10
“but the seventh day is a Sabbath to Yahweh your God. You shall not do any work in it, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your livestock, nor your str...”
Leviticus 23:32
“It shall be a Sabbath of solemn rest for you, and you shall deny yourselves. In the ninth day of the month at evening, from evening to evening, you shall keep your Sabbath."”
Leviticus 16:31
“It is a Sabbath of solemn rest to you, and you shall afflict your souls; it is a statute forever.”
Exodus 35:2
“'Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be a holy day for you, a Sabbath of solemn rest to Yahweh: whoever does any work in it shall be put to death.”
Exodus 16:23
“He said to them, "This is that which Yahweh has spoken, 'Tomorrow is a solemn rest, a holy Sabbath to Yahweh. Bake that which you want to bake, and boil that which you want to boil; and all that remai...”
Nehemiah 9:14
“and made known to them your holy Sabbath, and commanded them commandments, and statutes, and a law, by Moses your servant,”
Isaiah 58:13
“"If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, from doing your pleasure on my holy day; and call the Sabbath a delight, and the holy of Yahweh honorable; and shall honor it, not doing your own ways, no...”
Exodus 16:26
“Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day is the Sabbath. In it there shall be none."”
Deuteronomy 5:12
“"Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as Yahweh your God commanded you.”
Matthew 12:8
“For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath."”
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Luke 6:5 — “He said to them, "The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath."...”
Genesis 2:3 — “God blessed the seventh day, and made it holy, because he rested in it from all his work which he ha...”
Psalms 92:1 — “It is a good thing to give thanks to Yahweh, to sing praises to your name, Most High;...”
Exodus 16:25 — “Moses said, "Eat that today, for today is a Sabbath to Yahweh. Today you shall not find it in the fi...”
Ezekiel 46:1 — “Thus says the Lord Yahweh: The gate of the inner court that looks toward the east shall be shut the ...”
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