Mark 2:28

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Mark 2:28 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “so that the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

so that the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath.
Mark 2:28 — American Standard Version

Context — Mark 2

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
28so that the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Therefore the son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.] Meaning himself, who had a power not only to dispense with it, but to abrogate it as he did, with the rest of the rituals of the ceremonial law; (see Gill on “<401208>Matthew 12:8”). So that it did not become them to find fault with what his disciples did, with his leave and approbation.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“See Matthew 12:1-8. The cornfields - The fields sown with wheat or barley. The word “corn,” in the Bible, refers only to grain of that kind, and never to “maize” or “Indian corn.” To pluck the ears of corn - They were hungry, Matthew 12:1. They therefore gathered the wheat or barley as they walked and rubbed it in their hands to shell it, and thus to satisfy their appetite. Though our Lord was with them, and though he had all things at his control, yet he suffered them to resort to this method of supplying their wants. When Jesus, thus “with” his disciples, suffered them to be “poor,” we may learn that poverty is not disgraceful; that God often suffers it for the good of his people; and that…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Moreover the Son of man is Lord even of the Sabbath - Being the supreme Lawgiver, he hath power to dispense with his own laws; and with this in particular. Next: Mark Chapter 3”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Mar 3:4; Mat 12:8; Luk 6:5, Luk 13:15, Luk 13:16; Joh 5:9-11, Joh 5:17, Joh 9:5-11, Joh 9:14, Joh 9:16; Eph 1:22; Rev 1:10 Next: Mark Chapter 3”
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