Parallel Verses

NET Bible

Then he said to them, "The Sabbath was made for people, not people for the Sabbath.

New American Standard Bible

Jesus said to them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.

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, “The Sabbath was made for man and not man for the Sabbath.

International Standard Version

Then he told them, "The Sabbath was made for people, not people for the Sabbath.

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, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.

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;

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,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

he said
λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045


Usage: 0

σάββατον 
Sabbaton 
Usage: 48

γίνομαι 
Ginomai 
be, come to pass, be made, be done, come, become, God forbid , arise, have, be fulfilled, be married to, be preferred, not tr, , vr done
Usage: 531

for
διά 
Dia 
διά 
Dia 
by, through, with, for, for ... sake, therefore , for this cause , because,
by, through, with, for, for ... sake, therefore , for this cause , because,
Usage: 527
Usage: 527

man
ἄνθρωπος 
Anthropos 
ἄνθρωπος 
Anthropos 
man, not tr,
man, not tr,
Usage: 316
Usage: 316

and not
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

References

Images Mark 2:27

Prayers for Mark 2:27

Context Readings

Plucking Grain On The Sabbath

26 how he entered the house of God when Abiathar was high priest and ate the sacred bread, which is against the law for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to his companions?" 27 Then he said to them, "The Sabbath was made for people, not people for the Sabbath. 28 For this reason the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath."

Cross References

Colossians 2:16

Therefore do not let anyone judge you with respect to food or drink, or in the matter of a feast, new moon, or Sabbath days --

Exodus 23:12

For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease, in order that your ox and your donkey may rest and that your female servant's son and any hired help may refresh themselves.

Deuteronomy 5:14

but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. On that day you must not do any work, you, your son, your daughter, your male slave, your female slave, your ox, your donkey, any other animal, or the foreigner who lives with you, so that your male and female slaves, like yourself, may have rest.

Isaiah 58:13

You must observe the Sabbath rather than doing anything you please on my holy day. You must look forward to the Sabbath and treat the Lord's holy day with respect. You must treat it with respect by refraining from your normal activities, and by refraining from your selfish pursuits and from making business deals.

Nehemiah 9:13-14

"You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You provided them with just judgments, true laws, and good statutes and commandments.

Ezekiel 20:12

I also gave them my Sabbaths as a reminder of our relationship, so that they would know that I, the Lord, sanctify them.

Ezekiel 20:20

Treat my Sabbaths as holy and they will be a reminder of our relationship, and then you will know that I am the Lord your God."

Luke 6:9

Then Jesus said to them, "I ask you, is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil, to save a life or to destroy it?"

John 7:23

But if a male child is circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses is not broken, why are you angry with me because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath?

1 Corinthians 3:21-22

So then, no more boasting about mere mortals! For everything belongs to you,

2 Corinthians 4:15

For all these things are for your sake, so that the grace that is including more and more people may cause thanksgiving to increase to the glory of God.

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