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how do jesus' teachings on the sabbath affirm or challenge this commandment?

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Mark 2:27-28

“He said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. Therefore the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath."”

Jesus is speaking to the Pharisees, religious leaders who observed the Sabbath strictly, after his disciples were criticised for picking grain on the Sabbath. This passage comes from Mark's Gospel, likely written in the mid-first century CE, sharing stories and teachings about Jesus to a primarily Gentile (non-Jewish) Christian community.

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  • Exodus 20:8-10

    This is the original Sabbath commandment within the Ten Commandments, establishing the practice.

  • Deuteronomy 5:12-15

    This restatement of the commandment adds the dimension of remembering liberation from slavery in Egypt.

  • Matthew 12:9-14

    Another account where Jesus heals on the Sabbath, provoking conflict over its proper observance.

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