Verse Comparison: Mark 2:27
American Standard Version
And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
Amplified® Bible
And Jesus said to them, The Sabbath was made on account {and} for the sake of man, not man for the Sabbath;
Contemporary English Version
Jesus finished by saying, "People were not made for the good of the Sabbath. The Sabbath was made for the good of people.
Darby English Version
And he said to them, The sabbath was made on account of man, not man on account of the sabbath;
Good News Bible
And Jesus concluded, "The Sabbath was made for the good of human beings; they were not made for the Sabbath.
International Standard Version
Then he said to them, "The Sabbath was made for people, not people for the Sabbath.
King James Version
And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
New American Standard Bible
Jesus said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.
New International Version
Then he said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.
New King James Version
And He said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Jesus said to them, "God made the Sabbath for man, and not man for the Sabbath.
Young's Literal Translation
And he said to them, `The sabbath for man was made, not man for the sabbath,