And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.
Parallel translations
- WEB He said to them, “The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”
- BSB Then Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
- NKJV And He said to them, “The Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath.”
- NASB And He was saying to them, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
- NLT And Jesus added, “The Son of Man is Lord, even over the Sabbath.”
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Quick answer
Jesus declares himself Lord of the Sabbath. He claims divine authority over God's own holy day.
Overview
Jesus crowns the argument by asserting that the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath, a claim to authority belonging to God who instituted it. He is not abolishing the Sabbath but revealing its true purpose and his sovereignty over it. The statement is a profound declaration of his identity as the divine Messiah.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Mark 2:27And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
- Rev 1:10I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
- Mark 9:7And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
- Matt 11:5–8The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
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