Mark 2:27
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.”
Read Mark 2:27 in the flow of Mark2 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Mark2 to see the surrounding context.
“Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:”
King James Version · Public Domain“And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And he said to them, `The sabbath for man was made, not man for the sabbath,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Mark 2:27 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 23:12For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease, so that your ox and your donkey may rest and the son of your maidservant may be refreshed, as well as the foreign resident.
- Deuteronomy 5:14but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox or donkey or any of your livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest as you do.
- Nehemiah 9:13You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them just ordinances, true laws, and good statutes and commandments.
- Isaiah 58:13If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words,
- Ezekiel 20:12I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
- Ezekiel 20:20Keep My Sabbaths holy, that they may be a sign between us, so that you may know that I am the LORD your God.’
- Luke 6:9Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”
- John 7:23If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath?
- 1 Corinthians 3:21Therefore, stop boasting in men. All things are yours,
- 2 Corinthians 4:15All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is extending to more and more people may overflow in thanksgiving, to the glory of God.
- Colossians 2:16Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath.
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