Mark 2:27
And he was saying unto them—The Sabbath, for man, was made, and not, man, for, the Sabbath:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 that the Son of Man is, Lord, even of the Sabbath.
Cross References
Exodus 23:12Six days, shalt thou do thy work, but on the seventh day, shalt thou keep sabbath,—that thine ox may rest and thine ass, and that the son of thy handmaid and the sojourner may be refreshed.
Nehemiah 9:13And, upon Mount Sinai, camest thou down, and spakest with them out of the heavens,—and gavest them just regulations, and faithful laws, good statutes and commandments.
Ezekiel 20:12Moreover also my sabbaths, gave I unto them, to become a sign betwixt me and them,—that it might be known that, I, Yahweh, was hallowing them.
Luke 6:9And Jesus said unto them—I ask you, whether it is allowed, on the Sabbath, to do good or to do harm,—life, to save, or, to destroy.
1 Corinthians 3:21So then, let, no one, be boasting in men; for, all things, are yours—
Colossians 2:16Let no one, therefore, be judging, you,—in eating and in drinking, or in respect of feast, or new moon, or 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 →