Mark 2:27

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς, Τὸ σάββατον διὰ τὸν ἄνθρωπον ἐγένετο, οὐχ ὁ ἄνθρωπος διὰ τὸ σάββατον:

Transliteration

And he elegen to them, The sabbaton for the anthrōpon egeneto, not the anthrōpos for the sabbaton:

Grammar Details

• *elegen*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - he was saying
• *sabbaton*: nominative, neuter, singular - sabbath
• *dia*: preposition + accusative - for/because of
• *anthrōpon*: accusative, masculine, singular - man/human
• *egeneto*: aorist middle indicative, 3rd singular - came into being/was made
• *anthrōpos*: nominative, masculine, singular - man/human

Word Meanings

• *elegen*: was saying/said
• *sabbaton*: sabbath/day of rest
• *anthrōpon*: man/mankind/human being
• *egeneto*: came into being/was made/was created

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV1611 – Modern English

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

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he sayde to them: the Saboth daye was made for man and not man for the Saboth daye.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  nd he sayde vnto them: The Sabbath was made for mans sake, and not man for the Sabbathes sake.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

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

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he sayde vnto them: The Sabboth was made for man, and not man for the Sabboth.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

• Col 2:16 : 16 Therefore, let no one judge you in regard to food and drink or regarding a festival, a new moon, or Sabbaths.
• Deut 5:14 : 14 But the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work—you, your son or daughter, your male or female servant, your ox, your donkey, or any of your livestock, or the foreigner residing in your towns—so that your male and female servants may rest as you do.
• Exod 23:12 : 12 For six days you shall do your work, but on the seventh day you shall rest, so that your ox and your donkey may have rest, and the son of your servant and the foreigner may be refreshed.
• Luke 6:9 : 9 Then Jesus said to them, "I ask you, is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save a life or to destroy it?"
• John 7:23 : 23 If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses is not broken, why are you angry at Me because I made a man entirely well on the Sabbath?
• Neh 9:13-14 : 13 You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke to them from heaven. You gave them upright judgments, true laws, good statutes, and commandments. 14 You made Your holy Sabbath known to them, and You gave them commandments, statutes, and laws through Your servant Moses.
• Isa 58:13 : 13 If you keep your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on my holy day, and you call the Sabbath a delight and the Lord's holy day honorable, and if you honor it by not going your own way or doing as you please or speaking idle words,
• Ezek 20:12 : 12 Also, I gave them my Sabbaths as a sign between me and them, so they would know that I am the LORD who makes them holy.
• Ezek 20:20 : 20 Sanctify my Sabbaths, and they will be a sign between me and you so that you may know that I am the LORD your God.'
• 1 Cor 3:21-22 : 21 So then, let no one boast in human leaders, for all things are yours— 22 whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future—all are yours,
• 2 Cor 4:15 : 15 All this is for your benefit, so that grace, having increased through the many, may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.