Matthew 12:7

First Nations Version

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

Cross References

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.”

Acts 13:27

“It was the people who live in Village of Peace (Jerusalem), and their leaders, who had him put to death because they did not recognize him. Even though they failed to understand the words of the prophets, which are read out loud on every Day of Resting, they fulfilled these words when they had Spear of the Great Waters (Pilate) put him to death—even though he had done nothing wrong.

Matthew 22:29

“You are asking the wrong question,” Creator Sets Free (Jesus) answered back. “You do not understand the Sacred Teachings or the power of the Great Spirit.

James 5:6

You have falsely accused and put to death the innocent, who did not even try to stand against you.

Mark 12:33

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.”