Exodus 13:3
And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the Lord brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten.
Cross-references
Exodus 13:14 explains the observance to future generations, directly continuing the same instruction about remembering the Exodus.
Exodus 13:9 repeats the 'strong hand' phrase and connects the exodus to a sign and memorial, reinforcing the command to remember.
Exodus 12:42 describes that same night of the exodus — a night to be observed as a memorial.
Exodus 23:15 reiterates the Feast of Unleavened Bread, linking it to the exodus from Egypt as commanded here.
Exodus 6:1 promises the strong hand of God against Pharaoh, which this verse recalls as now fulfilled.
Exodus 20:2 opens the Ten Commandments by reminding Israel of their deliverance from Egypt — the same foundational fact as here.
Deuteronomy 13:5 uses the Exodus deliverance as the basis for judging false prophets who rebel against God.
1 Corinthians 5:8 applies the unleavened bread metaphor to moral purity, using the same Passover imagery to call believers to sincerity.
Joshua 24:17 recites the same deliverance from Egypt in the covenant renewal, affirming its enduring significance.
Deuteronomy 16:3 repeats the command to eat unleavened bread as a memorial of the Exodus, calling it 'bread of affliction'.
Deuteronomy 13:10 cites the Exodus as reason to purge those who entice idolatry, linking obedience to deliverance.
Deuteronomy 11:3 continues listing the signs and deeds in Egypt, reinforcing the basis for remembrance.
Deuteronomy 11:2 calls to consider the mighty hand of God, linking back to the same deliverance event.
Deuteronomy 8:14 warns that prosperity leads to forgetting the God who brought you out, echoing the same danger.
Deuteronomy 6:12 warns against forgetting the Lord who brought you out, reinforcing the remembrance command here.
Deuteronomy 5:6 echoes this Exodus declaration as the preamble to the Ten Commandments, grounding all law in God's deliverance.
Deuteronomy 4:34 expands on the mighty hand and outstretched arm, emphasizing the unparalleled nature of the Exodus.
In Deuteronomy 6:21, the same command to tell children about being slaves in Egypt and God's mighty hand — a direct parallel to the remembering here.
Jeremiah 34:13 recalls the covenant made at the Exodus using the same 'house of slavery' language — grounding the prophecy in this deliverance.
Psalm 136:11 cites God bringing Israel out of Egypt as part of a refrain — the same historical act this verse calls to remember.
Psalm 114:1 poetically retells Israel's exit from Egypt — a direct poetic echo of the Exodus event commanded to be remembered here.
Deuteronomy 26:8 expands on the Exodus with 'outstretched arm, signs and wonders' — reinforcing the mighty deliverance recalled here.
Deuteronomy 7:8 adds that God's love and covenant oath motivated the Exodus — deepening the reason behind the 'strong hand' mentioned here.
Luke 22:19 institutes the Lord's Supper as a memorial of Christ, paralleling the Passover remembrance of the Exodus — typological fulfillment.
1 Corinthians 11:24 also records Jesus' command to remember Him with bread, mirroring the Exodus memorial but now with Christ's body.
Deuteronomy 24:18 ties the command to care for the poor to the remembrance of slavery in Egypt, echoing the same Exodus motivation.
Deuteronomy 15:15 also commands remembering slavery in Egypt as motivation for releasing slaves — same redemptive memory.
Deuteronomy 5:15 similarly calls to remember the exodus from Egypt, but as the reason for the Sabbath.
Leviticus 23:5 gives the exact date of the Passover, anchoring the 'this day' in Exodus 13:3 to the calendar.
Deuteronomy 16:12 also commands remembering bondage in Egypt, reinforcing the call to remembrance but without the unleavened bread detail.
Deuteronomy 24:22 repeats the same link between remembering Egyptian bondage and obeying God's commands.
Leviticus 25:55 grounds Israel's servitude to God in the exodus, echoing the deliverance mentioned here.
Nehemiah 9:10 recalls the same exodus signs and wonders, deepening the remembrance of God's mighty acts against Pharaoh.
Deuteronomy 4:37 attributes the exodus to God's love and mighty power, adding a covenantal love dimension to the strong hand.
Hosea 12:13 emphasizes that a prophet (Moses) led Israel out of Egypt — a different aspect of the same deliverance commanded to be remembered.
Acts 12:3 notes Peter's arrest during the Days of Unleavened Bread — a chronological link to the festival commanded in this verse.