Nave’s Topical Bible
Sabbath
85 Bible references
Sub-topics and passages
- Signifying a period of rest
Genesis 2:2-3; Leviticus 23; Leviticus 25; Leviticus 26:34-35
- Preparations for the
Exodus 16:22; Matthew 27:62; Mark 15:42; Luke 23:54; John 19:31
- Religious usages on the
Genesis 2:3; Mark 6:2; Luke 4:16,31; Luke 6:6; Luke 13:10; Acts 13:14
- Sacrifices on the
- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Genesis 2:2-3; Exodus 16:5,23-30; Exodus 20:8-11; Exodus 23:12; Exodus 31:13-17; Exodus 34:21; Exodus 35:2-3; Leviticus 16:29-31; Leviticus 19:3,30; Leviticus 23:1-3,27-32; Leviticus 24:8; Leviticus 26:2,34-35; Numbers 15:32-36; Numbers 28:9-10; Deuteronomy 5:12-15; 2 Kings 4:23; 1 Chronicles 9:32; 2 Chronicles 36:21; Nehemiah 9:13-14; Nehemiah 10:31; Nehemiah 13:15-22; Psalms 92:1-15; Psalms 118:24; Isaiah 1:13; Isaiah 56:2,4-7; Isaiah 58:13-14; Isaiah 66:23; Jeremiah 17:21-22,24-27; Lamentations 1:7; Lamentations 2:6; Ezekiel 20:12-13,16,20-21,24; Ezekiel 22:8; Ezekiel 23:38; Ezekiel 44:24; Ezekiel 46:1,3; Hosea 2:11; Amos 8:5; Matthew 12:1-8,10-12; Matthew 24:20; Mark 2:27-28; Mark 6:2; Mark 16:1; Luke 4:16,31; Luke 6:1-10; Luke 13:10-17; Luke 14:1-6; Luke 23:54,56; John 5:5-14; John 7:21-24; John 9:1-34; John 19:31; Acts 13:14,27,42,44; Acts 15:21; Acts 16:13; Acts 17:2; Acts 18:4; Colossians 2:16; Hebrews 4:4,9
- OBSERVANCE OF
- By Moses
- By Nehemiah
- By the women preparing to embalm the corpse of Jesus
- By Paul
- By the disciples
- By John
- VIOLATIONS OF
- INSTANCES OF
- Gathering manna
- Gathering sticks
- Men of Tyre
- The inhabitants of Jerusalem
- INSTANCES OF
Bible verses about “Sabbath”
The first verses cited, in the King James Version.
- Genesis 2:2And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
- Genesis 2:3And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
- Leviticus 26:34Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye be in your enemies’ land; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths.
- Leviticus 26:35As long as it lieth desolate it shall rest; because it did not rest in your sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon it.
- Exodus 16:22And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
- Matthew 27:62Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
- Mark 15:42And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,
- Luke 23:54And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on.
- John 19:31The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
- Mark 6:2And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?
- Luke 4:16And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
- Luke 4:31And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days.
- Luke 6:6And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.
- Luke 13:10And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.
- Acts 13:14But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.
- Numbers 28:9And on the sabbath day two lambs of the first year without spot, and two tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and the drink offering thereof:
- Numbers 28:10This is the burnt offering of every sabbath, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.
- Ezekiel 46:4And the burnt offering that the prince shall offer unto the Lord in the sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish, and a ram without blemish.
- Ezekiel 46:5And the meat offering shall be an ephah for a ram, and the meat offering for the lambs as he shall be able to give, and an hin of oil to an ephah.
- Exodus 16:5And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.
- Exodus 16:23And he said unto them, This is that which the Lord hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the Lord: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.
- Exodus 16:24And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.
- Exodus 16:25And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day is a sabbath unto the Lord: to day ye shall not find it in the field.
- Exodus 16:26Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.
- Exodus 16:27And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none.
- Exodus 16:28And the Lord said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?
- Exodus 16:29See, for that the Lord hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.
- Exodus 16:30So the people rested on the seventh day.
- Exodus 20:8Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
- Exodus 20:9Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
- Exodus 20:10But 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:
- Exodus 20:11For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
- Exodus 23:12Six 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.
- Exodus 31:13Speak 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.
- Exodus 31:14Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
- Exodus 31:15Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.
- Exodus 31:16Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.
- Exodus 31:17It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.
- Exodus 34:21Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.
- Exodus 35:2Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the Lord: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.