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Mark 2:27

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2:27Then56 he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for people,57 not people for the Sabbath.

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Footnotes

  1. 56 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
  2. 57 The Greek term ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) is used twice in this verse in a generic sense, referring to both men and women, thus “people.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then he told them, “The Sabbath was made for man and not man for the Sabbath.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then Jesus said to them, “The Sabbath was made to meet the needs of people, and not people to meet the requirements of the Sabbath.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he said to them, “The Sabbath was established for people, and not people for the Sabbath.

KJV 1900King James Version

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