Matthew 12:7

English Majority Text Version

But if you had known what this means, 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless.

Cross References

Matthew 22:29

Jesus answered and said to them, "You err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.

Matthew 9:13

But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice.' For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance."

Mark 12:33

And to love Him with the whole heart, and with the whole understanding, with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, is more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices."

Acts 13:27

For those dwelling in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they did not know Him, nor the voices of the Prophets which are being read according to each Sabbath, condemning him, they fulfilled the Scriptures.

James 5:6

You have condemned; you have murdered the just. He does not resist you.