Mark 2:27

And He said to them, The Sabbath was made for the sake of man, and not man for the sake of the Sabbath.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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 days of Abiathar, the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat except for the priest, and he gave it to those being with him?

28So the Son of man is also Lord of the Sabbath.

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Cross References

Luke 6:9And Jesus said to them, I will ask you; What is lawful on the Sabbath; to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy?

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

Colossians 2:16Therefore let no one judge you in meat, or in drink, or in the participation of a feast, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath:

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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