Lumin
Search Lumin

Where is it in the Bible?

Where is “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy” in the Bible?

“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy” is Exodus 20:8. God says it to Israel at Mount Sinai. It is the fourth of the Ten Commandments.

A free tool from Lumin, the Bible AI that cites every verse.Get the app

Every verse on this page is quoted in full. Open the chapter and read around it.

The answer

The verse, who says it, and what it means there.

In the Bible

It is Exodus 20:8.

Yes, it is in the Bible.

God says it to Israel at Mount Sinai. It is the fourth of the Ten Commandments.

The verse

Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.
Exodus 20:8 · open the chapter →

These exact words are in the King James Bible. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here, and it words the verse differently.

What it means there

The commandment sets one day in seven apart for rest. Exodus ties it to God resting after creation. Deuteronomy ties it to Israel’s rescue from slavery in Egypt.

Also in the Bible

Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as Yahweh your God commanded you.
Deuteronomy 5:12 · open the chapter →

Verses quoted from the Lumin Translation.

Check another word or saying

Ask about it

Have a question about this saying?

Lumin answers in a few sentences and names the verses it rests on, shown in full so you can read them yourself.

Press Enter to ask. Shift and Enter starts a new line.

3 free questions a day here, no account. Questions are kept without your name to improve these guides (privacy). In crisis? Call or text 988 in the US and Canada, call 116 123 in the UK and Ireland, or find your country’s line at findahelpline.com.

Made by Lumin

The Bible AI that keeps the verse beside every answer.

Ask a Bible question, study a chapter with a guide, pray, and carry Sunday’s sermon into the week. Every answer names Scripture you can open.

See what Lumin does

Common questions

Plain answers.

Where is “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy” in the Bible?

“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy” is Exodus 20:8. These exact words are in the King James Bible. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here, and it words the verse differently. God says it to Israel at Mount Sinai. It is the fourth of the Ten Commandments.

Is “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy” in the Bible?

Yes. It is Exodus 20:8, and also Deuteronomy 5:12. In the Lumin Translation, Exodus 20:8 reads: “Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.”

Who said “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy”?

God says it to Israel at Mount Sinai. It is the fourth of the Ten Commandments.

What does “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy” mean in the Bible?

The commandment sets one day in seven apart for rest. Exodus ties it to God resting after creation. Deuteronomy ties it to Israel’s rescue from slavery in Egypt.

If you want a Christian AI that cites its sources

Lumin keeps the verse open beside the answer.

Free to start on iPhone and iPad. Every answer names Scripture you can check.