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Bible Verses about “working on the sabbath

Found 12 verses (ordered by relevance) about “working on the sabbath” in the KJV version of the Bible

Colossians 2:16
189 votes

¶ Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath [days]:

Exodus 20:11
183 votes

For [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 20:10
173 votes

But 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 20:8
170 votes

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

Exodus 20:9
162 votes

Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

Mark 2:27
38 votes

And he said unto them, ‹The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:›

Leviticus 23:3
36 votes

Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day [is] the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work [therein]: it [is] the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.

Exodus 35:2
26 votes

Six 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.

Matthew 12:11
24 votes

And he said unto them, ‹What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift› [it] ‹out?›

Matthew 12:12
24 votes

‹How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.›

Mark 2:28
11 votes

‹Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.›

Exodus 35:3
4 votes

Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.