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Want to know what the Bible says about Sabbath? Here are 137 Bible verses about Sabbath from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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Genesis 2:2-3 NIV
2 By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. 3 Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.
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Genesis 2:1-3 NIV
2 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.
2 By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. 3 Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.
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Numbers 15:32-34 NIV
32 While the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day. 33 Those who found him gathering wood brought him to Moses and Aaron and the whole assembly, 34 and they kept him in custody, because it was not clear what should be done to him.
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Nehemiah 9:14 NIV
You made known to them your holy Sabbath and gave them commands, decrees and laws through your servant Moses.
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Matthew 12:12 NIV
How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
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Mark 1:32 NIV
That evening after sunset the people brought to Jesus all the sick and demon-possessed.
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Exodus 16:23 NIV
He said to them, “This is what the Lord commanded: ‘Tomorrow is to be a day of sabbath rest, a holy sabbath to the Lord. So bake what you want to bake and boil what you want to boil. Save whatever is left and keep it until morning.’”
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Acts 20:7 NIV
On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on talking until midnight.
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Numbers 15:32 NIV
While the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day.
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