Exodus 20:8 (ASV)

Passage

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

Nearby Context

Exodus 20:6 and showing lovingkindness unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.

Exodus 20:7 Thou shalt not take the name of Jehovah thy God in vain; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

Exodus 20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

Exodus 20:9 Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work;

Exodus 20:10 but the seventh day is a sabbath unto Jehovah thy God: [in it] thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "remember", "sabbath", "keep", and "holy". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "remember" and "sabbath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Thou shalt not take the name of..." into verse 9's "Six days shalt thou labor and do...", so "remember" and "sabbath" belong inside that flow. In Exodus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "remember" and "sabbath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.