Mark 12:33

First Nations Version

To love him with your whole being—with the strength of your arms, the thoughts of your mind, and the courage of your heart, and to love your fellow human beings in the same way you love yourselves—is far greater than all ceremonies and offerings we make to the Great Spirit.”

Cross References

Matthew 12:7

If you understood this saying, ‘I want kindness and compassion, not ceremonial sacrifices,’ you would not have blamed the innocent ones.

Matthew 9:13

Go and learn this wise saying, ‘What I want is kindness and mercy, not animal sacrifices.’ I have not come for the ones with good hearts. I have come to help the outcasts find the path back home again.”

Hebrews 10:8

First, the Chosen One said that “the Great Spirit does not want sacrifices and offerings, nor is he pleased with them,” even though they are required by our tribal law.