Where a verse leads
Mark 2:27: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ
“And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:”Mark 2:27
Mark 2:27 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 2 different readings across the site. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.
Read it in its place
25 And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him? 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 · King James Version
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What does Mark 2:27 mean?
Mark 2:27 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.
Where is Mark 2:27 in the Bible?
Mark 2:27 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.
How does Mark 2:27 point to Jesus?
Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens Mark 2:27 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.