What is an example of a pronouncement made by Jesus?

• A. A parable about a sower.
• B. 'The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath'.
• C. A command to pay taxes.
• D. A prophecy about the end times.

Answer: (B)

The question tests recognizing a direct, authoritative statement from Jesus about a principle, rather than a story, a command, or a future prediction. The phrase “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath” is a clear, declarative teaching about the purpose of the Sabbath. It states a purpose and principle—human need takes priority over ritual rule—when Jesus reframes how the law should be understood.

A parable about a sower, by contrast, is a storytelling method Jesus uses to convey truth through imagery, not a straight pronouncement about the purpose of the Sabbath. A command to pay taxes would be an imperative directive, not this kind of purpose statement, and a prophecy about the end times would be future-oriented and predictive rather than a present-function teaching.