John 5:10
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath! It is unlawful for you to carry your mat.””
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“so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “This is the Sabbath! It is unlawful for you to carry your mat.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed.”
King James Version · Public Domain“So the Jews said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath, and it is not lawful for thee to take up thy bed.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“the Jews then said to him that hath been healed, `It is a sabbath; it is not lawful to thee to take up the couch.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo John 5:10 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 20:8Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
- Exodus 31:12And the LORD said to Moses,
- Nehemiah 13:15In those days I saw people in Judah treading winepresses on the Sabbath and bringing in grain and loading it on donkeys, along with wine, grapes, and figs. All kinds of goods were being brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I warned them against selling food on that day.
- Isaiah 58:13If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words,
- Jeremiah 17:21This is what the LORD says: Take heed for yourselves; do not carry a load or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day.
- Jeremiah 17:27But if you do not listen to Me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying a load while entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle an unquenchable fire in its gates to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.’”
- Matthew 12:2When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”
- Mark 2:24So the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
- Mark 3:4And He asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” But they were silent.
- Luke 6:2But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
- Luke 13:14But the synagogue leader was indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. “There are six days for work,” he told the crowd. “So come and be healed on those days and not on the Sabbath.”
- Luke 23:56Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.
- John 5:16Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him.
- John 7:23If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath?
- John 9:16Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).