Mark 2:27

He said to them, “The Sabbath ·To cease· was made for man, not man for the Sabbath ·To cease·.

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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 God’s house when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the show bread + 2:26. (25-26) Paraphrase Quoted from 1 Sam 21:6 from the altar of Yahweh, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and gave also to those who were with him?”

28Therefore the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath ·To cease·.”

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Cross References

Exodus 23:12+ 23:12. Ex 23:12 (#4.284): To rest on the seventh day, the Sabbath day Directive: Your animals, servants, and the stranger among you shall rest and be refreshed “Six days you shall do your work, and on the seventh day you shall rest, that your ox and your donkey may have rest, and the son of your servant, and the alien may be refreshed.

Luke 6:9Then Yeshua [Salvation] said to them, “I will ask you something: Is it lawful on the Sabbath ·To cease· to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill?”

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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