Mark 2:27

And he said to them, that the shabath on account of the Son of man was made, and not the Son of man on account of the shabath.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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 the house of Aloha, when Abiathar was high priest, and did eat the bread of the table of the Lord, that which it is not lawful except for the priests to eat, and gave also to those who were with him?

28The Son of man, therefore, is the Lord also of the shabath.

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Cross References

Luke 6:9And when he had come and stood, Jeshu said to them, I ask you which is lawful to do on the shabath, good or evil, life to save or to destroy?

1 Corinthians 3:21On this account let no one boast in men: for every thing is yours;

Colossians 2:16LET no man therefore judge you in meat and in drink, or in the distinctions of festivals, and of new moons, and of shabeths,

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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