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The Sabbath was made for mankind
Jesus makes clear why God established the Sabbath. This can be stated in active form. AT: "God made the Sabbath for mankind" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
mankind
"man" or "people" or "the needs of people." This word here refers to both men and women. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-gendernotations)
not mankind for the Sabbath
There are words missing from this statement that may be added to make it more clear. AT: "mankind was not made for the Sabbath" or "God did not make mankind for the Sabbath" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis)