Nehemiah 13:21
Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath.
Cross-reference
Nehemiah 13:15 describes the Sabbath violations that led to the warning in 13:21 — contextual background for his threat.
Ezra 7:26 authorizes strict punishment for disobeying God's law — Nehemiah's threat to lay hands on violators aligns with that legal mandate.
Romans 13:4 says the ruler bears the sword as God's avenger — Nehemiah's threat to lay hands reflects that same divine authority to punish wrongdoing.
Deuteronomy 5:14 commands Sabbath rest for all within the gates, the very law Nehemiah enforces by stopping merchants outside the wall.
Romans 13:3 explains that rulers are a terror to bad conduct — Nehemiah's warning exemplifies this principle of governing authority.
1 Peter 2:14 describes governors punishing evildoers, paralleling Nehemiah's authority to enforce Sabbath by threatening merchants.