Mark 2:27
And he said to them, The Sabbath came into being for sake of man, and not man for sake of the Sabbath.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
In Context
28So then the Son of man is lord even of the Sabbath.
Cross References
Exodus 23:12Six days thou shall do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shall rest, that thine ox and thy donkey may have rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the sojourner, may be refreshed.
Nehemiah 9:13Thou also came down upon mount Sinai, and spoke with them from heaven, and gave them right ordinances and TRUE laws, good statutes and commandments,
Ezekiel 20:12Moreover I also gave them my Sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am LORD who sanctifies them.
Luke 6:9Then Jesus said to them, I will question you. What? Is it permitted on the Sabbath to do good, or to do harm, to save life, or to kill?
1 Corinthians 3:21Therefore let not one man boast in men. For all things are yours,
Colossians 2:16Let not any man therefore judge you in eating, or in drinking, or in the matter of a festival or a new moon or Sabbaths,
Matthew Henry on Mark 2:19-28
The Hypocritical Rigour of the Pharisees. 18 And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not? 19 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. 20 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days. 21 No… Read the whole commentary →