Mark 2:27

And he said to them, The sabbath was made on account of man, not man on account of the sabbath;

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:

In Context

26how he entered into the house of God, in [the section of] Abiathar [the] high priest, and ate the shew-bread, which it is not lawful unless for the priests to eat, and gave even to those that were with him?

28so that the Son of man is lord of the sabbath also.

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Cross References

Exodus 23:12Six days thou shalt do thy work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest; that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger may be refreshed.

Nehemiah 9:13And thou camest down on mount Sinai, and didst speak with them from the heavens, and gavest them right judgments and true laws, good statutes and commandments.

Ezekiel 20:12And I also gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I [am] Jehovah that hallow them.

Luke 6:9Jesus therefore said to them, I will ask you if it is lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy [it]?

1 Corinthians 3:21So that let no one boast in men; for all things are yours.

Colossians 2:16Let none therefore judge you in meat or in drink, or in matter of feast, or 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 →

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