Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Then he told them, "The Sabbath was made for people, not people for the Sabbath.
New American Standard Bible
Jesus said to them,
King James Version
And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
Holman Bible
Then He told them,
A Conservative Version
And he said to them, The Sabbath came into being for sake of man, and not man for sake of the Sabbath.
American Standard Version
And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
Amplified
Jesus said to them,
An Understandable Version
And Jesus said to them, "The Sabbath day was made for man's [benefit], and not man for the Sabbath [day's benefit].
Anderson New Testament
And he said to them: The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath.
Bible in Basic English
And he said to them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath;
Common New Testament
And he said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
Daniel Mace New Testament
adding this observation, "the sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath."
Darby Translation
And he said to them, The sabbath was made on account of man, not man on account of the sabbath;
Godbey New Testament
And He said to them, The Sabbath was made for the sake of man, and not man for the sake of the Sabbath.
Goodspeed New Testament
And he said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath,
John Wesley New Testament
And he said to them, The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath.
Julia Smith Translation
And he said to them, The sabbath was for man, and not man for the sabbath:
King James 2000
And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he said to them, "The Sabbath was established for people, and not people for the Sabbath.
Modern King James verseion
And He said to them, The sabbath came into being for man's sake, and not man for the sabbath's sake.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he said to them, "The Sabbath day was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath day.
Moffatt New Testament
And he said to them, "The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath:
Montgomery New Testament
"The Sabbath," he told them, "was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath;
NET Bible
Then he said to them, "The Sabbath was made for people, not people for the Sabbath.
New Heart English Bible
And he said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
Noyes New Testament
And he said to them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath.
Sawyer New Testament
And he said to them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath;
The Emphasized Bible
And he was saying unto them - The Sabbath, for man, was made, and not, man, for, the Sabbath:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Then Jesus added: "The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath;
Webster
And he said to them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
Weymouth New Testament
And Jesus said to them: "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath;
Williams New Testament
Then He said to them, "The Sabbath was made to serve man and not man to keep the Sabbath.
World English Bible
He said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
Worrell New Testament
And He said to them, "The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath;
Worsley New Testament
And He said moreover unto them, The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath:
Youngs Literal Translation
And he said to them, 'The sabbath for man was made, not man for the sabbath,
Themes
Sabbath » General references to
Sabbath » Jesus Christ being lord of the sabbath
Topics
Interlinear
Ginomai
Dia
διά
Dia
by, through, with, for, for ... sake, therefore , for this cause , because,
Usage: 527
Anthropos
ἄνθρωπος
Anthropos
Usage: 316
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Mark 2:27
Images Mark 2:27
Prayers for Mark 2:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
Plucking Grain On The Sabbath
26 How was it that he went into the House of God during the lifetime of Abiathar the high priest and ate the Bread of the Presence, which was not lawful for anyone but the priests to eat, and gave some of it to his companions?" 27 Then he told them, "The Sabbath was made for people, not people for the Sabbath. 28 Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath."
Cross References
Colossians 2:16
Therefore, let no one judge you in matters of food and drink or with respect to a festival, a New Moon, or Sabbath days.
Exodus 23:12
You are to do your work for six days, but on the seventh day you are to refrain from work so that your ox and donkey may rest, and so the son of your maidservant and the alien may be refreshed.
Deuteronomy 5:14
but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. You are not to do any work neither you, your son, nor your daughter, your male and female servants, your oxen and donkeys, nor any of your livestock, nor any foreigner who lives among you, so that your male and female servants may rest as you do.
Isaiah 58:13
"If you keep your feet from trampling the Sabbath, from pursuing your own interests on my holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight and the LORD's holy day honorable; and if you honor it by not going your own ways and seeking your own pleasure or speaking merely idle words,
Nehemiah 9:13-14
"You also came down to Mount Sinai, spoke with them from heaven, and gave them impartial regulations, true laws, statutes, and good commands.
Ezekiel 20:12
Also, I instituted my Sabbath for them as a sign between me and them, so they would know that I am the LORD, who has set them apart."
Ezekiel 20:20
You are to make my Sabbaths holy, and you are to let them serve as a sign between you and me, so that you may know that I am the LORD your God.'"
Luke 6:9
Then Jesus asked them, "I ask you, is it lawful to do good or to do evil on the Sabbath, to save a life or to destroy it?"
John 7:23
If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the Law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with me because I made a man perfectly well on the Sabbath?
1 Corinthians 3:21-22
So let no one boast about human beings, since everything belongs to you,
2 Corinthians 4:15
All this is for your sake so that, as his grace spreads, more and more people will give thanks and glorify God.