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Exodus 20:8

Remember that you are to sanctify the day of the Sabbath.

Catholic Public Domain Version

In The King James Version

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

In Context

7You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. For the Lord will not hold harmless one who takes the name of the Lord his God falsely.

9For six days, you will work and accomplish all your tasks.

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Cross References

Exodus 16:23And he said to them: “This is what the Lord has spoken: Tomorrow, the rest day of the Sabbath, has been sanctified to the Lord. Whatever would be done, do it now. And whatever would be cooked, cook it now. Then anything that will have been left over, store it until morning.”

Exodus 31:12And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

Exodus 35:1Therefore, when all the multitude of the sons of Israel had gathered together, he said to them: “These are the things that the Lord has ordered to be done:

Leviticus 19:30Observe my Sabbaths, and be apprehensive toward my Sanctuary. I am the Lord.

Leviticus 26:2Observe my Sabbaths, and be fearful toward my Sanctuary. I am the Lord.

Nehemiah 9:14You revealed to them your sanctified Sabbath, and you instructed them in commandments, and ceremonies, and the law, by the hand of Moses, your servant.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 20:2-12

The Ten Commandments. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 And God spake all these words, saying, 2 I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: 5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the… Read the whole commentary →

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