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Mark 2:27

Rest and sabbathThe law

25 Jesus replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?

26 During the high priesthood of Abiathar, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful only for the priests. And he gave some to his companions as well.”

Then Jesus declared, “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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BSB
Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
KJV
And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
WEB
He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
ASV
And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
DARBY
And he said to them, The sabbath was made on account of man, not man on account of the sabbath;
BLB
And He said to them, “The Sabbath was made on account of the man, and not the man on account of the Sabbath.
ÅB
Og han sa til dem: Sabbaten ble til for menneskets skyld, og ikke mennesket for sabbatens skyld.
OTB
Til slutt svarte han: "Sabbaten ble skapt for mennesket, ikke mennesket for sabbaten.
B1930
Og han sa til dem: Sabbaten blev til for menneskets skyld, og ikke mennesket for sabbatens skyld.

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  • Colossians 2:16

    Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath.

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  • Luke 6:9

    Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”

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  • Deuteronomy 5:14

    but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox or donkey or any of your livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest as you do.

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  • Ezekiel 20:12

    I also gave them My Sabbaths as a sign between us, so that they would know that I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

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  • Isaiah 58:13

    If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words,

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  • Ezekiel 20:20

    Keep My Sabbaths holy, that they may be a sign between us, so that you may know that I am the LORD your God.’

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  • Exodus 23:12

    For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease, so that your ox and your donkey may rest and the son of your maidservant may be refreshed, as well as the foreign resident.

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  • John 7:23

    If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath?

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