World English Bible
Mark 2:27
“He said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.”
Verse in context — Mark 2
25
He said to them, "Did you never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry--he, and those who were with him?
26
How he entered into the house of God when Abiathar was 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?
27
He said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
28
Therefore the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.
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