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Mark 2:27

World English Bible

He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.

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Mark 2:27 in other translations

And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:

Mark 2:27 · American Standard Version

Mark 2:27 in context

  1. 25He said to them, “Did you never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry—he, and those who were with him?
  2. 26How he entered into God’s house at the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the show bread, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and gave also to those who were with him?”
  3. 27He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
  4. 28Therefore the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”