Mark 2:27-28 And he said to them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:… The usages and ordinances of religion ought to be regulated according to their end, which is the honour of God and the advantage of men. It is the property of the religion of the true God, to contain nothing in it but what is beneficial to man. Hereby God plainly shows that it is neither out of indigence, nor interest, that He requires men to worship and obey Him, but only out of goodness, and on purpose to make them happy. God prohibited work on the Sabbath day, for fear lest servants should be oppressed by the hard-heartedness of their masters, and to the end that men might not be hindered from attending upon God and their own salvation. (Quesnel.) Parallel Verses KJV: And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:WEB: He said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. |
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