Here is a decisive refutation of the claims so often made, that Christ and his apostles violated the Sabbath of the fourth commandment. Could the sin of Sabbath breaking have been fastened upon Christ or Stephen or others who died for their faith, men would not have been suborned to bear false witness against them to furnish some pretext for their condemnation. One such instance of transgression of the law would have placed the Christians in the power of their enemies. Their carefulness to show the utmost respect for customs and ceremonies of minor importance is an evidence that it would have been impossible for them to violate the Sabbath of the fourth commandment without suffering the severest penalty.{LP 213.1}

Her er en afgørende gendrivelse af de krav der så ofte blev stillet, at Kristus og hans apostle overtrådte det fjerde buds sabbat. Kunne synden om sabbatsbrud have fæstnet sig på Kristus, Stefanus eller andre som døde for deres tro, ville mennesker ikke forledes ti at frembære falske vidner imod dem, for at finde noget de kunne fordømmes på. Et sådant tilfælde af lovovertrædelse ville bringe de kristne i deres fjenders magt. Deres omhyggelighed med at vise mindre betydningsfulde ceremonier og skikke den største respekt, er et bevis på at det ville være umuligt for dem at overtræde det fjerde buds sabbat uden at lide de strengeste straf.