Focused Passage

Mark 2:23-28

The Son of Man Has Authority: Forgiveness, Fellowship, and Lordship

Jesus' authority moves from healing bodies to forgiving sins, from calling fishermen to calling a tax collector, from public proclamation to table fellowship with sinners, from old religious categories to new kingdom reality, and from Sabbath dispute to Son of Man lordship.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

23One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along.

24So the Pharisees said to Him, “Look, why are they doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”

25Jesus replied, “Have you never read what David did when he and his companions were hungry and in need?

26During the high priesthood of Abiathar, he entered the house of God and ate the consecrated bread, which was lawful only for the priests. And he gave some to his companions as well.”

27Then Jesus declared, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.

28Therefore, the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 23

Original words

vvvΚαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvἐγένετοG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularOneἐνG1722Preposition-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Neuter PluralSabbathσάββασινG4521Noun - Dative Neuter Plural[Jesus]αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singularwas passingπαραπορεύεσθαιG3899Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or PassivethroughδιὰG1223PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter PluralgrainfieldsσπορίμωνG4702Adjective - Genitive Neuter PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluraldisciplesμαθηταὶG3101Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralbeganἤρξαντοG756Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Pluralto pickτίλλοντεςG5089Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluraltheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Pluralheads of grainστάχυαςG4719Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural[as] they walked alongποιεῖνG4160Verb - Present Infinitive Active. . .ὁδὸνG3598Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 24

Original words

[So]καὶG2532ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralPhariseesΦαρισαῖοιG5330Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralsaidἔλεγονG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralto HimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularLookἼδεG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularwhyτίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularare they doingποιοῦσινG4160Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralwhatG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularvvvοὐκG3756Adverbis unlawfulἔξεστινG1832Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularon theτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Neuter PluralSabbathσάββασινG4521Noun - Dative Neuter Plural
Verse 25

Original words

ΚαὶΚαὶG2532Conjunction[Jesus] repliedλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralvvvΟὐδέποτεG3763AdverbHave you never readἀνέγνωτεG314Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralwhatτίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularDavidΔαυὶδG1138Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulardidἐποίησενG4160Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularwhenὅτεG3753AdverbheαὐτὸςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionhis companionsοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Plural. . .μετ’G3326Preposition. . .αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singularwere hungryἐπείνασενG3983Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-ἔσχενG2192Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularin needχρείανG5532Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 26

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DuringἐπὶG1909Prepositionthe high priesthoodἀρχιερέωςG749Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularof AbiatharἈβιαθὰρG8Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-πῶςG4459Conjunctionhe enteredεἰσῆλθενG1525Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .εἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularhouseοἶκονG3624Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionateἔφαγενG5315Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Pluralconsecrated breadἄρτουςG740Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural. . .τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singular. . .προθέσεωςG4286Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularwhichοὓςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine PluralvvvοὐκG3756Adverbwas lawfulἔξεστινG1832Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-φαγεῖνG5315Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveonlyεἰG1487Conjunction. . .μὴG3361Adverbfor theτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralpriestsἱερεῖςG2409Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralAndκαὶG2532Conjunctionhe gave [some]ἔδωκενG1325Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto his companionsτοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine Plural. . .οὖσινG1510Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural. . .σὺνG4862Preposition. . .αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singularas wellκαὶG2532Conjunction

BSB notes

  • Or the Bread of the Presence
Verse 27

Original words

ThenΚαὶG2532Conjunction[Jesus] declaredἔλεγενG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular-αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralTheΤὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularSabbathσάββατονG4521Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularwas madeἐγένετοG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularforδιὰG1223Preposition-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularmanἄνθρωπονG444Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionnotοὐχG3756Adverb-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularmanἄνθρωποςG444Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularforδιὰG1223PrepositiontheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularSabbathσάββατονG4521Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 28

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ThereforeὥστεG5620ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularSonΥἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ManἀνθρώπουG444Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularLordκύριόςG2962Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularevenκαὶG2532Conjunctionof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularSabbathσαββάτουG4521Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular

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