Mark 12:33

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and that he should be loved from the whole heart, and from the whole understanding, and from the whole soul, and from the whole strength. And to love one's neighbor as one's self is greater than all holocausts and sacrifices."

Cross References

Proverbs 21:3

To do mercy and judgment is more pleasing to the Lord than sacrifices.

Hosea 6:6

For I desired mercy and not sacrifice, and knowledge of God more than holocausts.

Matthew 12:7

And if you knew what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' you would never have condemned the innocent.

Matthew 9:13

So then, go out and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the just, but sinners."

Deuteronomy 6:5

You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength.

Hebrews 10:8

In the above, by saying, "Sacrifices, and oblations, and holocausts for sin, you did not want, nor are those things pleasing to you, which are offered according to the law;

1 Samuel 15:22

And Samuel said: "Does the Lord want holocausts and victims, and not instead that the voice of the Lord should be obeyed? For obedience is better than sacrifice. And to heed is greater than to offer the fat of rams.