Parallel Verses
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].
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,
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,
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 Or how he entered the house of God [i.e., the Temple] when Abiathar was head priest, and ate the 'Bread of Presence' which was not permissible, according to the law of Moses, for anyone but priests? He even gave [some of it] to those who were with him." 27 And Jesus said to them, "The Sabbath day was made for man's [benefit], and not man for the Sabbath [day's benefit]. 28 So, the Son of man is lord [i.e., has authority] even over the Sabbath day."
Cross References
Colossians 2:16
So, do not allow anyone to judge [i.e., condemn] you for what you eat, or what you drink, or regarding [your non-observance of] a [yearly] festival, or a [monthly] "new moon" observance, or a [weekly] Sabbath day.
Luke 6:9
Then Jesus said to them, "I ask you, is it permitted by the law of Moses to do something good or to do something harmful on the Sabbath day? To save a life or to destroy it?"
John 7:23
If a person is circumcised on a Sabbath day so that the law of Moses can be observed [properly, then why] are you upset with me for restoring a person to complete health on a Sabbath day?
1 Corinthians 3:21-22
So, no one should boast about [the knowledge or position of] people. For all things belong to you,
2 Corinthians 4:15
For everything [i.e., that we have experienced. See verses 8-12] is for your sakes so that [God's] unearned favor, being extended to so many, [in bringing them salvation through Paul's ministry] may result in much thanksgiving in praise to God.