Parallel Verses
Daniel Mace New Testament
adding this observation, "the sabbath was made for man, and not man 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,
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,
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.
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 he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar, who was afterwards high-priest, and did eat the shew-bread, giving some of it likewise to the company, though the law allow'd no body to eat of it but the priests. 27 adding this observation, "the sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath." 28 therefore the son of man has a power of dispensing with the law of the sabbath.
Cross References
Colossians 2:16
Let no man therefore condemn you for meats or drinks, or in respect of feasts, or new moons, or sabbaths:
Luke 6:9
then said Jesus to them, I will ask you one question, which is the most allowable on the sabbath-day, to do good, or to neglect it? to save a man's life, or to let him perish?
John 7:23
if to avoid the violation of the Mosaic law, a man be exposed to circumcision on the sabbath-day, are ye angry at me, because I cured a man, whose whole body was indisposed on the sabbath-day?
1 Corinthians 3:21-22
therefore, let no one glory in men: for all are yours:
2 Corinthians 4:15
for all things are for your sakes, that the grace which was conferr'd upon many, might by the gratitude of so many, redound to the glory of God.