Exodus 20:8 (GNV)

Passage

Remember the Sabbath day, to keepe it holy.

Nearby Context

Exodus 20:6 And shewing mercie vnto thousandes to them that loue me, and keepe my commandemets.

Exodus 20:7 Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vaine: for the Lord will not hold him guiltles that taketh his Name in vayne.

Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath day, to keepe it holy.

Exodus 20:9 Sixe dayes shalt thou labour, and doe all thy worke,

Exodus 20:10 But the seuenth day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any worke, thou, nor thy sonne, nor thy daughter, thy man seruant, nor thy mayde, nor thy beast, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "remember", "sabbath", "keepe", 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 "Sixe dayes shalt thou labour and doe...", 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.