6 Bible Verses about Sabbath Observed

Then the Apostles returned to Jerusalem from the hill called Olivet, which is about three quarters of a mile from the city.

Pray, too, that your flight may not take place in winter, nor on a Sabbath;

It was the Preparation Day, and so, to prevent the bodies from remaining on the crosses during the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was a great day), the Jews asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies removed.

The evening had already fallen, when, as it was the Preparation Day--the day before the Sabbath--

After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary of Magdala and the other Mary had gone to look at the grave,

When the Sabbath was over, Mary of Magdala, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought some spices, so that they might go and anoint the body of Jesus.