Mark 2:27 — Compare 3 English translations

Mark 2:27 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →

καὶ kaí G2532 and ἔλεγεν légō G3004 to say αὐτοῖς autós G846 he τὸ ho G3588 the σάββατον sábbaton G4521 Sabbath διὰ diá G1223 through τὸν ho G3588 the ἄνθρωπον ánthrōpos G444 human being ἐγένετο gínomai G1096 to become καὶ kaí G2532 and οὐχ ou G3756 not ὁ ho G3588 the ἄνθρωπος ánthrōpos G444 human being διὰ diá G1223 through τὸ ho G3588 the σάββατον sábbaton G4521 Sabbath

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World English Bible Public Domain

He said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
King James Version Public Domain

And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0

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

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

Mark 2:27 — compare English translations

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