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The Book of Mark, Chapter 2, Verse 27

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‹How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?›
King James Version
And he said unto them, ‹The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:›
American Standard Version
And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
New English Translation
They watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they could accuse him.
World English Bible
He said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
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‹Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.›
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And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.
2
And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.
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And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, ‹Stand forth.›
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And he saith unto them, ‹Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill?› But they held their peace.
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And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, ‹Stretch forth thine hand.› And he stretched [it] out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
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And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
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But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,
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And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and [from] beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.
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And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.