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The Sabbath in the New Testament

Jesus kept the Sabbath His whole life, and so did His followers after He was gone, including Paul, years after the resurrection. Nobody in the New Testament ever says it stopped mattering.

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Frequently asked questions

Did Paul teach the Sabbath was no longer needed?

No, the book of Acts actually shows Paul worshiping on the Sabbath for years after Jesus rose again.

Bible references

  • Luke 4:16Show verse

    16He came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. He entered, as was his custom, into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.

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  • Acts 17:2Show verse

    2Paul, as was his custom, went in to them, and for three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures,

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