{Even of the sabbath} (kai tou sabbatou). Mark, Matthew
( Mt 12:8 ), and Luke ( Lu 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" (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 (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).