Mark 2:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Mark 2:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Mark 2:27 in 6 Bible Translations

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Mark 2:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Mark 2:27 — World English Bible

Mark 2:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And he said to them, `The sabbath for man was made, not man for the sabbath,”

Mark 2:27 — Young's Literal Translation

Mark 2:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he said to them, The sabbath was made on account of man, not man on account of the sabbath;”

Mark 2:27 — Darby Translation

Mark 2:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And hee sayde to them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.”

Mark 2:27 — Geneva Bible

Mark 2:27 in Context — Mark 2

25 Jésus leur répondit: N’avez-vous jamais lu ce que fitDavid, lorsqu’il fut dans la nécessité et qu’il eut faim, lui et ceux qui étaient avec lui;

26 comment il entra dans la maison de Dieu, du temps du souverain sacrificateur Abiathar, et mangea les pains de proposition, qu’il n’est permisqu’aux sacrificateurs de manger, et en donna même à ceux qui étaient avec lui!

27 Puis il leur dit: Le sabbat a été fait pour l’homme, et non l’homme pour le sabbat,

28 de sorte que le Fils de l’homme est maître même du sabbat.

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What Does Mark 2:27 Mean?

Mark 2:27 is a verse from the Book of Mark, part of the New Testament. It appears in Mark chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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