Passage

Mark 2.28

Book: Mark · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"26. How he entered into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the showbread, which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests, and gave also to them that were with him? 27. And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:"

"28. so that the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath." (Mark 2:26-28, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"26. How he entered into God’s house when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the show bread, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and gave also to those who were with him?” 27. He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath."

"28. Therefore the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”" (Mark 2:26-28, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"26. 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? 27. And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:"

"28. Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath." (Mark 2:26-28, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"26. how he went into the house of God, (at 'Abiathar the chief priest,') and the loaves of the presentation did eat, which it is not lawful to eat, except to the priests, and he gave also to those who were with him?' 27. And he said to them, 'The sabbath for man was made, not man for the sabbath,"

"28. so that the son of man is lord also of the sabbath.'" (Mark 2:26-28, YLT)

Setting

• Speaker: Mark / John Mark (traditionally, on Peter's preaching) / narrator + Jesus's direct teaching
• Audience: Gentile-Roman Christian audience (heavy explanation of Jewish customs)
• Location: first-century Palestine (events); Rome (likely composition)
• Time period: events c. 4 BC, AD 30/33; composed c. AD 55-70

Theological reading

Key words

• G2962 - kyrios, kyrios (Strong's G2962). Also appears in: Matthew 1.20, Matthew 1, Matthew 6.24.
• G5207 - huios, huios (Strong's G5207). Also appears in: Matthew 1.1, Matthew 1.20, Matthew 1.21.

Quoted in

• Are Christians Still Under The Law (ris3n)
• Christ is God
• Cumulative Case for the Deity of Christ
• Paul Invented Christianity Objection Defeater

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

• ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
• WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
• KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
• YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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