Bible Verses About Christian Holidays

He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.

direct Bible passage on honoring days to the Lord

Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein.

Lists an appointed holy convocation; useful background for feast language.

These are the feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.

same teaching in shorter form

These are the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, every thing upon his day:

Background on appointed feasts in Leviticus.

Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.

Background list of Sabbaths, new moons, and annual feasts.

And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the LORD in the sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order commanded unto them, continually before the LORD:

Background on offerings for Sabbaths, new moons, and feast days.

And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.

Background holy assembly language for festival days.

And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field.

Background on harvest and ingathering feasts.

Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year.

Generic feast command in the law.

On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year's end.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

In the first day shall be an holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work therein:

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty:

Background on three yearly pilgrimage feasts.

Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD shall choose: because the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thine increase, and in all the works of thine hands, therefore thou shalt surely rejoice.

Background on rejoicing in a sacred feast to the Lord.

Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine:

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

Generic Sabbath command; related but not specifically holiday observance.

And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And on the seventh day ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:

same passage in a common translation form

And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

Uses festival language for Christian unleavened imagery, but it is more typological than direct holiday instruction.

And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.