Mark 2:27

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Then Jesus said to the Pharisees, “The Sabbath day was made to help people. People were not made to be ruled by the Sabbath.

Cross References

Colossians 2:16

So don’t let anyone make rules for you about eating and drinking or about Jewish customs (festivals, New Moon celebrations, or Sabbath days).

Luke 6:9

Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is the right thing to do on the Sabbath day: to do good or to do evil? Is it right to save a life or to destroy one?”

Deuteronomy 5:14

but the seventh day is a day of rest in honor of the Lord your God. So on that day no one should work—not you, your sons and daughters, foreigners living in your cities or your men and women slaves. Not even your cattle, donkeys, and other animals should do any work! Your slaves should be able to rest just as you do.

Ezekiel 20:12

I also told them about all the special days of rest, which were a special sign between us. They showed that I am the Lord and that I was making them special to me.

Isaiah 58:13

That will happen when you stop sinning against God’s law about the Sabbath and when you stop doing things to please yourself on that special day. You should call the Sabbath a happy day. You should honor the Lord’s special day by not saying and doing things that you do every other day of the week.

Ezekiel 20:20

Show that my days of rest are important to you. Remember, they are a special sign between us. I am the Lord, and these days show you that I am your God.”

Exodus 23:12

“Work for six days, but on the seventh day, rest! This will allow your slaves and other workers a time to rest and relax. And your bulls and donkeys will also have a time of rest.

John 7:23

This shows that someone can be circumcised on a Sabbath day to obey the Law of Moses. So why are you angry with me for healing a person’s whole body on the Sabbath day?

2 Corinthians 4:15

All these things are for you. And so the grace of God is being given to more and more people. This will bring more and more thanks to God for his glory.

Deuteronomy 5:12

‘You must keep the Sabbath a special day like the Lord your God commanded.

Mark 2:28

So the Son of Man is Lord of every day, even the Sabbath.”