{Lord of the Sabbath} (kurios tou sabbatou). This claim
that he as the Son of Man is master of the Sabbath and so above
the Pharisaic regulations angered them extremely. By the phrase
"the Son of man" here Jesus involves the claim of Messiahship,
but as the Representative Man he affirms his solidarity with
mankind, "standing for the human interest" (Bruce) on this
subject.