37 Bible Verses about Sabbath, In Nt

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Mark 1:21-25

And they come into Capernaum; and immediately on the Sabbath, He was teaching in the synagogue. And they were astonished at His teaching; for Ile was teaching them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. And there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,read more.
saying, Let me alone; what is there to us and thee, thou Jesus, the Nazarene? You have come to destroy us; I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God. And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent, and come out from him.

Luke 4:31-35

And He came down into Capernaum, a city of Galilee,And He was teaching them on the Sabbath. And they were astonished at His teaching; because His word was with authority. And in the synagogue there was a man having a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried with a great voice,read more.
saying, Let me alone; what is there to us and to thee, O Jesus the Nazarene? Hast thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God. Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent and come out from him; and the demon having thrown him down in the midst came out from him, not having injured him.

Matthew 12:9-14

And having passed on thence, He came into their synagogue. And behold, there was a man having a withered hand. And they asked Him saying, Whether is it lawful to heal on Sabbath? that they might accuse Him. And He said to them; What man shall there he of you, who shall have one sheep, and if it shall fall into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not lay hold of it and lift it up?read more.
Therefore how much more valuable is a man than a sheep? So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath. Then He says to the man, Reach forth thy hand. And he reached it forth and it was restored. And the Pharisees, having gone out, took counsel against I Him that they might destroy Him.

Mark 3:1-6

He came again into the synagogue, a man was there having a withered hand. And they were watching Him, if He will heal him on the Sabbath, that they might accuse Him. And He says to the man having a withered hand; Rise up in the midst.read more.
And He says to them; Is it lawful to do good or to do evil on the Sabbath; to save life, or to kill? And they were silent. And looking round on them with indignation, being grieved over the hardness of their hearts, He says to the man; Reach forth thy hand. And he reached it forth and it was restored. And the Pharisees, having gone out immediately along with the Herodians, took counsel against Him in order that they might kill Him.

Luke 6:6-11

And it came to pass on another Sabbath, that He came into the synagogue and taught, and a man was there, whose right hand was withered. And the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him, if He will heal him on the Sabbath, in order that they may find accusation against Him. But He knew their thoughts, and said to the man having the withered hand, Rise up, and stand in the midst; and he having arisen stood.read more.
And Jesus said to them, I will ask you; What is lawful on the Sabbath; to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy? And looking around upon them all, He said to him, Reach forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored. And they were filled with rage; and they were talking one to another what they might do to Jesus.

Mark 1:30-31

And the mother-in-law of Simon was lying down burning with fever; and immediately they speak to Him concerning her: And having come to her, taking her by the hand, He raised her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she continued to minister unto them.

Luke 4:38-40

Having arisen up from the synagogue, He came into the house of Simon. And the mother-in-law of Simon was afflicted with a great fever; and they asked Him concerning her. And He, standing over her, rebuked the fever; and dismissed it; and immediately, having stood up, she continued to minister unto them. And the sun having gone down, all so many as had people afflicted with various diseases continued to lead them to Him; and He having put His hands on each one of them, healed them.

Luke 13:10-17

And He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. And behold, a woman having a spirit of infirmity eighteen years; and she was bowed together, and not at all able to straighten up. And Jesus seeing her, called to her, and said, Woman, thou art loosed from thy infirmity:read more.
and He placed His hands on her: and immediately she straightened up, and continued to glorify God. And the chief ruler of the synagogue, responding, being grieved because Jesus healed on the Sabbath, said to the multitude, There are six days in which it behooveth us to work: therefore during these, coming, be healed, and not on the Sabbath-day. And the Lord responded to him, and said, Ye hypocrites, does not each one of you loose his ox or his donkey from the stall, and leading him away, give him water on the Sabbath? Did it not behoove this one, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan bound, lo, these eighteen years, to be loosed from this bondage on the Sabbath-day? And He speaking these things, all opposing Him became ashamed: and the whole multitude rejoiced over all the illustrious works wrought by Him.

Luke 14:1-6

And it came to pass when He entered into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on the Sabbath to eat bread, that they were watching Him. And, behold, a certain dropsical man was before Him. And Jesus responding spoke to the theologians and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath-day, or not? and they were silent.read more.
And taking him by the hand, He healed him, and sent him away. And responding to them He said; Of which one of you shall his son or his ox fall into a pit, and will he not immediately lift him out on the Sabbath-day? and they were not able to respond to these things.

John 5:5-18

And a certain man was there, being thirty-eight years in his infirmity; Jesus seeing him lying down, and knowing that he already has much time, says to him; Do you wish to be whole? The sick man responded to Him, Lord, I have no man that may put me in the pool, when the water may be troubled: and while I come, another goes down before me.read more.
And Jesus says to him, Arise, take thy bed, and walk about. And the man was made whole, and he took up his bed and continued to walk about. And it was the Sabbath on that day. Then the Jews were saying to the healed man, It is the Sabbath, and it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed. He responded to them, the one having made me whole, He said to me, Take thy bed, and walk about. They asked him, Who is the man who said to thee, Take thy bed, and walk about? And the sick man did not know who He is: for Jesus went out, the crowd being in the place. And after these things, Jesus finds him in the temple, and said to him, Behold, thou hast been made whole: sin no more, lest something worse may come on thee. And the man departed, and said to the Jews, that Jesus is the one having made him whole. And on account of this the Jews continued to persecute Jesus, because He was doing these things on the Sabbath. And He responded to them, My Father worketh until now, and I work. Therefore the Jews the more sought to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but said that God was His Father, making himself equal to God.

John 9:1-16

And passing along, He saw a man blind from his birth. And His disciples asked Him, saying, Master, who sinned, this one, or his parents, that he was born blind? Jesus responded, Neither did he nor his parents sin; but that the works of God may be made manifest in him.read more.
It behooveth us to work the works of Him that sent us, while it is day: the night comes, when no one is able to work. While I am in the world, I am the light of the world. Saying these words, He spat on the ground, and made mortar out of the spittle, and besmeared the mortar on his eyes, and He said to him; Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is interpreted, Sent). Then he went away, and washed, and came seeing. Then the neighbors, and those seeing him previously, because he was a beggar, continued to say, Is not this the one sitting and begging? Some said, That he is: others said, No, but he is like him: he said, I am he. Then they said to him, How then were your eyes opened? He responded, a man called Jesus made mortar and besmeared my eyes, and said, Go to Siloam, and wash. Then having gone away and washed, I looked up. They said to him, Where is He? He says, I know not. They lead him to the Pharisees, him formerly blind. And it was the Sabbath on the day on which Jesus made mortar, and opened his eyes. Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he looked up. And he said to them, He placed the mortar on my eyes, and I washed, and see. Then certain ones of the Pharisees said, This man is not with God, because He does not keep the Sabbath. Others said, How is a wicked man able to do such miracles? And there was a division among them.

Mark 6:2

and it being the Sabbath day, He began to preach in the synagogue: and many hearing were astonished, saying, Whence are these things to this one? and, What wisdom is given unto Him? Such miracles are wrought by His hands.

Matthew 13:54

And having come into His own country He was teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, Whence this wisdom and these miracles unto Him?

Luke 4:16

And He came into Nazareth, where He was brought up: and according to the custom to Him, He came into the synagogue on the Sabbath-day, and stood up to read.

Matthew 28:1

And late on the Sabbath-day, on the dawn toward the first of the Sabbaths, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the sepulcher.

Mark 16:1

And the Sabbath passing away, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, prepared aromatics, in order that having come they may anoint Him.

Luke 23:55-56

And the women, who had come along with him out of Galilee, having followed down, saw the sepulcher, and where His body was placed. And having returned, they prepared aromatics and myrrh: and they kept the Sabbath according to the commandment.

John 12:2

Then they made a supper for Him there: and Martha was serving; and Lazarus was one of those sitting at the table with Him.

Acts 1:12

Then they returned into Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, being a journey of a Sabbath day.

Mark 2:27-28

And He said to them, The Sabbath was made for the sake of man, and not man for the sake of the Sabbath. So the Son of man is also Lord of the Sabbath.

Matthew 12:3

And He said to them, Have you not read what David did, when he was hungry, and those with him?

Matthew 12:5-6

Have you not read in the law, that the priests in the temple do profane the Sabbath, and are blameless? But I say unto you, that there is One here greater than the temple.

Luke 6:5

And He said to them, The Son of man is Lord of the Sabbath also.

Acts 17:2

And according to custom to Paul, he came in unto them, and for three Sabbaths he expounded unto them from the scriptures,

Acts 13:14

And they having come from Perge, arrived into Picidian Antioch, and having come into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, they sat down.

Acts 15:21

For Moses from ancient generations, has those preaching him in every city, being read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.

John 20:19

Then it being evening, on that day, on the first day of the week, and the doors being shut where the disciples were assembled, on account of the fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst, and says to them, Peace be unto you.

1 Corinthians 16:2

On the first day of the week let each one of you lay by with himself treasuring up, that as to whatsoever he may be prospered, in order that there may be no collections at that time when I may come.

Hebrews 4:1

Then let us fear, lest at some time, the promise to enter into his rest having been left, some of you may appear to have come short.

Hebrews 3:18-19

And to whom did he swear that they should not enter into his rest, but to those who believed not? And we see that they were not able to enter in on account of their unbelief.

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