Mark 2:27

NETBible

Then 1  he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for people, 2  not people for the Sabbath.

NIV ©

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

NASB ©

Jesus said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.

NLT ©

Then he said to them, "The Sabbath was made to benefit people, and not people to benefit the Sabbath.

MSG ©

Then Jesus said, "The Sabbath was made to serve us; we weren't made to serve the Sabbath.

BBE ©

And he said to them, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath;

NRSV ©

Then he said to them, "The sabbath was made for humankind, and not humankind for the sabbath;

NKJV ©

And He said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.

KJV
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he said
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The sabbath
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NASB ©
Jesus said
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to them,
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was made
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for man
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, and not man
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for the Sabbath
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NET [draft] ITL
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for
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the Sabbath
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.
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NETBible

Then 1  he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for people, 2  not people for the Sabbath.

NET Notes

1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

2 tn The Greek term ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpos) is used twice in this verse in a generic sense, referring to both men and women, thus “people.”