Mark 2:27

God's Word

Then he added, “The day of rest—a holy day, was made for people, not people for the day of rest.

Cross References

Exodus 23:12

“For six days you will do your work, but on the seventh day you must not work. Then your ox and donkey can rest. The slaves born in your household and foreigners will also be refreshed.

Isaiah 58:13

If you stop trampling on the day of rest and doing as you please on my holy day, if you call the day of rest a delight and the Lord’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way, by not going out when you want, and by not talking idly,

Ezekiel 20:12

I also gave them certain days to worship me as a sign between us so that they would know that I, the Lord, made them holy.

Ezekiel 20:20

Set apart certain holy days to worship me. This will be a sign between me and you so that you will know that I am the Lord your God.”

Mark 2:28

For this reason the Son of Man has authority over the day of rest—a holy day.”

Luke 6:9

Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you—what is the right thing to do on a day of rest—a holy day: to do good or evil, to give a person his health or to destroy it?”

John 7:23

If you circumcise a male on the day of rest—a holy day, to follow Moses’ Teachings, why are you angry with me because I made a man entirely well on the day of rest—a holy day?

2 Corinthians 4:15

All this is for your sake so that, as God’s kindness  overflows in the lives of many people, it will produce even more thanksgiving to the glory of God.

Deuteronomy 5:12

“Observe the day of rest as a holy day. This is what the Lord your God has commanded you.

Deuteronomy 5:14

The seventh day is the day of rest—a holy day dedicated to the Lord your God. You, your sons, your daughters, your male and female slaves, your oxen, your donkeys—all of your animals—even the foreigners living in your city must never do any work ⌞on that day⌟. In this way your male and female slaves can rest as you do.

Colossians 2:16

Therefore, let no one judge you because of what you eat or drink or about the observance of annual holy days, New Moon Festivals, or weekly days of rest—holy days.