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English Standard Version

Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work.

Exodus 20:9-10

The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.

Mark 2:27

Exodus 20 (English Standard Version)

6 but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.
7 “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9 Six days you shall labor, and do all your work,
10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates.
11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
12 “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
13 “You shall not murder.

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Mark 2 (English Standard Version)

24 And the Pharisees were saying to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?”
25 And he said to them,
“Have you never read what David did, when he was in need and was hungry, he and those who were with him:
26 how he entered the house of God, in the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those who were with him?”
27 And he said to them,
“The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
28 So the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”

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Free Bible Version

You have six days to work and earn your living, but the seventh day is the Sabbath to honor the Lord your God. On this day you must not do any work.

Exodus 20:9-10

The Sabbath was made for your benefit, not for you to benefit the Sabbath.

Mark 2:27

Exodus 20 (Free Bible Version)

6 but I show trustworthy love to the thousands of generations who love me and keep my commandments.
7 You must not use the name of the Lord your God in a wrong way, for the Lord will not forgive anyone who uses his name in a wrong way.
8 Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.
9 You have six days to work and earn your living,
10 but the seventh day is the Sabbath to honor the Lord your God. On this day you must not do any work—not you, not your son or daughter, not your male slave or female slave or livestock, and not the foreigner who is staying with you.
11 For the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and everything in them in six days, and then rested on the seventh day. That's why the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
12 Honor your father and mother, so that you may live a long time in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
13 You must not murder.

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Mark 2 (Free Bible Version)

24 The Pharisees asked Jesus, “Look, why are they doing what is not permitted on the Sabbath?”
25 “Haven't you ever read what David did when he and his men were hungry and in need?” Jesus asked them.
26 “He went into God's house when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the consecrated bread which no one except the priests are permitted to eat, and gave it to his men too.”
27 “The Sabbath was made for your benefit, not for you to benefit the Sabbath,” he told them.
28 “So the Son of man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”

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