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The word "even" (KJV) is not in all Greek manuscripts. It seems to imply that Jesus is Lord over everything. This final reason is given to justify the actions of the disciples. Since they were dispensed by Jesus, who "was Lord even of the Sabbath", and thus could dispense or change its observance. [1] [2]
(Mark 1:21, John 9:16) Jesus is described as giving the Sabbath law its authentic and authoritative interpretation: "The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath." (Mark 2:27) With compassion, Christ declares the Sabbath for doing good rather than harm, for saving life rather than killing. (Mark 3:4) [37]
Mark's text on the purpose of the Sabbath, The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath, [3] is not repeated in Luke. [ 4 ] Luke places the event at a specific date: Greek : εν σαββατω δευτεροπρωτω ( en sabbatō deuteroprōtō ), [ 5 ] translated in the King James Version as "on the second Sabbath after the first".
The Lord of the Sabbath is an expression describing Jesus which appears in all three Synoptic Gospels: Matthew 12:1–8, [1] Mark 2:23–28 [2] and Luke 6:1–5. [3] These sections each relate an encounter between Jesus, his Apostles and the Pharisees, the first of the four "Sabbath controversies". [4] According to the Gospel of Mark:
Jesus Heals the Man with a Withered Hand by Ilyas Basim Khuri Bazzi Rahib (1684) According to St. Jerome, in the Gospel which the Nazareni and Ebionites use, which was written in Hebrew and according to Jerome was thought by many to be the original text of the Gospel of Matthew, the man with the withered hand, was a mason.
Plus, how Jewish and Christian people of faith practice the Sabbath. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach ...
Seventh-day Protestants regard Sabbath as a day of rest for all mankind and not Israel alone, based on Jesus's statement, "the Sabbath was made for man", [121] and on early-church Sabbath meetings. Additionally some Seventh-day Christians would argue any commandment given to "Israel" ought to be observed by Christians as, through faith in the ...
Jesus then says "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath." Thus human needs take precedence over strict observance of the law. Some see this as a radical departure from the Jewish understanding of the law (see also Christianity and Judaism).