For man (δια τον ανθρωπον). Mark alone has this profound saying which subordinates the sabbath to man's real welfare (mankind, obs…

The sabbath was made for man. It was made for his rest from toil, his rest from the cares and anxieties of the world, to give an opportuni…

And it came to pass.—See Notes on Matthew 12:1-8.

As they went . . .—More literally, they began to mak…

He has made it no longer a day of bondage, but a day of blessed rest and holy service for God. Works of necessity, works of piety, and works of mer…

Pseudo-Chrysostom: The disciples of Christ, freed from the symbol and united to the truth, do not keep the symbolic fea…

The follow-up pronouncement is preceded by the phrase “Then he said to them” (cf. 4:2b, 11, 21, 24, 26; 6:10; 7:9; 8:21; 9:1), suggesting an indepe…

The Sabbath was made for man. This Fifth argument is related by Mark alone. The general meaning is that those people judge incorr…

And he said to them
Continuing his answer to them, and adding, in confirmation of what he had said, and for the furt…

The sabbath is a sacred and Divine institution; a privilege and benefit, not a task and drudgery. God never designed it to be a burden to us, there…