The Meaning of Mark 2:28 Explained

Mark 2:28

KJV: Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

YLT: so that the son of man is lord also of the sabbath.'

Darby: so that the Son of man is lord of the sabbath also.

ASV: so that the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath.

Discover Mark 2:28

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Mark 2:28?

MEANING: What does Mark 2:28 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Mark 2:28 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Mark 2:28?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Therefore  the Son  of man  is  Lord  also  of the sabbath. 

What does Mark 2:28 Mean?

Context Summary

Mark 2:23-28 - The Lord Of The Sabbath
The ritualist demands the outward, the conventional, the ancient usage of the past. Christ says, "Be natural." The needs of man, whether of body or of soul, are greater than ceremonial restriction. Ceremonies are only expressions of life, and where life is wanting, they are meaningless and void.
The withered hand, Mark 3:1-6. Through long disuse of powers which God has given, but which we have refrained from exercising, degeneration may have set in; Christ, however, bids us exert them again. In so far as we dare to obey, we shall find ourselves able. Dare to speak, or pray, or work, not at the impulse of your nature, but at His bidding, and you will suddenly find yourself given power.
The Apostolate, Mark 2:7-19. On three occasions Christ used the boat as His pulpit, Mark 4:1; Luke 5:3. We must be disciples (learners), before we can be apostles (those sent). As the Father sent the Master, so the Master sends us. Our mission is threefold-to bear Him company, to perform His errands, and to cast out devils. What infinite variety in the apostolic band! The Boanergic group of four; the group of questioners who were sometimes doubters; and the group of practical men, whose business capacity was a snare at least to one. If there was a traitor even amid the Twelve, who can expect to find his fields free from tares? [source]

Chapter Summary: Mark 2

1  Jesus followed by multitudes,
3  heals a paralytic;
13  calls Matthew;
15  eats with tax collectors and sinners;
18  excuses his disciples for not fasting;
23  and for picking the heads of grain on the Sabbath day

Greek Commentary for Mark 2:28

Even of the sabbath [και του σαββατου]
Mark, Matthew (Matthew 12:8), and Luke (Luke 6:5) all give this as a climax in the five reasons given by Christ on the occasion for the conduct of the disciples, but Mark has the little word “even” (και — kai) not in the others, showing that Jesus knew that he was making a great claim as the Son of Man, the Representative Man, the Messiah looked at from his human interest, to lordship (κυριος — kurios) even of the sabbath. He was not the slave of the sabbath, but the master of it. “Even of the sabbath, so invaluable in your eyes. Lord, not to abolish, but to interpret and keep in its own place, and give it a new name” (Bruce). [source]

What do the individual words in Mark 2:28 mean?

So then Lord is the Son - of Man also even of the Sabbath
ὥστε κύριός ἐστιν ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου καὶ τοῦ σαββάτου

ὥστε  So  then 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: ὥστε  
Sense: so that, insomuch that.
κύριός  Lord 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: κύριος  
Sense: he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master, lord.
Υἱὸς  Son 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: υἱός  
Sense: a son.
τοῦ  - 
Parse: Article, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: ὁ  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
ἀνθρώπου  of  Man 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: ἄνθρωπος  
Sense: a human being, whether male or female.
καὶ  also  even 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: καί  
Sense: and, also, even, indeed, but.
τοῦ  of  the 
Parse: Article, Genitive Neuter Singular
Root: ὁ  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
σαββάτου  Sabbath 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Neuter Singular
Root: σάββατον  
Sense: the seventh day of each week which was a sacred festival on which the Israelites were required to abstain from all work.

What are the major concepts related to Mark 2:28?

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