Hosea 6:6

Contemporary English Version 1995

I'd rather for you to be faithful and to know me than to offer sacrifices.

Cross References

Matthew 9:13

Go and learn what the Scriptures mean when they say, ‘Instead of offering sacrifices to me, I want you to be merciful to others.’ I didn't come to invite good people to be my followers. I came to invite sinners.”

Matthew 12:7

Don't you know what the Scriptures mean when they say, “Instead of offering sacrifices to me, I want you to be merciful to others?” If you knew what this means, you would not condemn these innocent disciples of mine.

Proverbs 21:3

Doing what is right and fair pleases the Lord more than an offering.

1 Samuel 15:22

“Tell me,” Samuel said. “Does the Lord really want sacrifices and offerings? No! He doesn't want your sacrifices. He wants you to obey him.

Amos 5:21

I, the Lord, hate and despise your religious celebrations and your times of worship.

Isaiah 1:11

“Your sacrifices mean nothing to me. I am sick of your offerings of rams and choice cattle; I don't like the blood of bulls or lambs or goats.

Ecclesiastes 5:1

Be careful what you do when you enter the house of God. Fools go there to offer sacrifices, because all they do is sin. But it's best just to listen when you go to worship.

Jeremiah 22:16

That's what it means to truly know me. So he lived a comfortable life and always had enough to eat and drink.

Matthew 5:7

God blesses those people who are merciful. They will be treated with mercy!

Daniel 4:27

Your Majesty, please be willing to do what I say. Turn from your sins and start living right; have mercy on those who are mistreated. Then all will go well with you for a long time.

1 Chronicles 28:9

Solomon, my son, worship God and obey him with all your heart and mind, just as I have done. He knows all your thoughts and your reasons for doing things, and so if you turn to him, he will hear your prayers. But if you ignore him, he will reject you forever.

Jeremiah 7:22

At the time I brought your ancestors out of Egypt, I didn't command them to offer sacrifices to me.

1 John 3:6

and people who stay one in their hearts with him won't keep on sinning. If they do keep on sinning, they don't know Christ, and they have never seen him.

1 John 2:3

When we obey God, we are sure we know him.

Micah 6:6

What offering should I bring when I bow down to worship the Lord God Most High? Should I try to please him by sacrificing calves a year old?

Hosea 4:1

Israel, listen as the Lord accuses everyone in the land! No one is faithful or loyal or truly cares about God.

Isaiah 58:6

I'll tell you what it really means to worship the Lord. Remove the chains of prisoners who are bound unjustly. Free those who are abused!

Hosea 2:20

and faithfulness. Then you will truly know who I am.

Psalm 50:8

Although you offer sacrifices and always bring gifts,

Mark 12:33

It is also true that we must love God with all our heart, mind, and strength, and that we must love others as much as we love ourselves. These commandments are more important than all the sacrifices and offerings that we could possibly make.”

Hosea 14:2

Return to the Lord and say, “Please forgive our sins. Accept our good sacrifices of praise instead of bulls.

Micah 6:8

The Lord God has told us what is right and what he demands: “See that justice is done, let mercy be your first concern, and humbly obey your God.”

Hosea 8:13

You sacrifice your best animals and eat the sacrificial meals, but I, the Lord, refuse your offerings. I will remember your sins and punish you. Then you will return to Egypt.