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sabbath

Meaning of “sabbath”

An appointed holy rest or cessation from ordinary labour; especially the seventh-day rest, or a sabbatical rest for the land.

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136 occurrences115 verses18 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 16:23

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John 5:9
And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 5:9 · retained source text

And immediatly the man was made whole, and tooke vp his bed, and walked: And on the same day was the Sabbath.

John 5:10
¶ The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 5:10 · retained source text

¶ The Iewes therefore said vnto him that was cured, It is the Sabbath day, it is not lawfull for thee to cary thy bed.

1611 marginal noteIer. 17.22

John 5:16
And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 5:16 · retained source text

And therefore did the Iewes persecute Iesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the Sabbath day.

John 5:18
Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 5:18 · retained source text

Therefore the Iewes sought the more to kill him, not onely because hee had broken the Sabbath, but said also, that God was his father, making himselfe equall with God.

John 7:22
Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 7:22 · retained source text

Moses therefore gaue vnto you Circumcision (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers) and yee on the Sabbath day circumcise a man.

1611 marginal noteLeui. 12.3.

1611 marginal noteGen. 17.10

John 7:23
If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 7:23 · retained source text

If a man on the Sabbath day receiue circumcision, that the Lawe of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I haue made a man euery whit whole on the Sabbath day?

1611 marginal noteOr, without breaking the Law of Moses.

John 9:14
And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 9:14 · retained source text

And it was the Sabbath day when Iesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.

John 9:16
Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 9:16 · retained source text

Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because hee keepeth not the Sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner, doe such miracles? and there was a diuision among them.

John 19:31
The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 19:31 · retained source text

The Iewes therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remaine vpon the Crosse on the Sabbath day (for that Sabbath day was an high day) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

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Mark 2:27

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