Matthew 12:7

God's Word

If you had known what ‘I want mercy, not sacrifices’ means, you would not have condemned innocent people.

Cross References

Job 32:3

Elihu was also very angry with Job’s three friends because they had found no answer. They made it look as if God were wrong.

Psalm 109:31

because he stands beside needy people to save them from those who would condemn them to death.

Psalm 94:21

They join forces to take the lives of righteous people. They condemn innocent people to death.

Proverbs 17:15

Whoever approves of wicked people and whoever condemns righteous people is disgusting to the Lord.

Hosea 6:6

I want your loyalty, not your sacrifices. I want you to know me, not to give me burnt offerings.

Matthew 22:29

Jesus answered, “You’re mistaken because you don’t know the Scriptures or God’s power.

Matthew 9:13

Learn what this means: ‘I want mercy, not sacrifices.’ I’ve come to call sinners, not people who think they have God’s approval.”

Mark 12:33

To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding, with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as you love yourself is more important than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

Acts 13:27

The people who live in Jerusalem and their rulers didn’t know who Jesus was. They didn’t understand the prophets’ messages, which are read every day of rest—a holy day. So they condemned Jesus and fulfilled what the prophets had said.

James 5:6

You have condemned and murdered people who have God’s approval, even though they didn’t resist you.

Joshua 5:5

The men who left Egypt had been circumcised. However, the men born later, on the way through the desert, were not circumcised.

1 Samuel 15:22

Then Samuel said, “Is the Lord as delighted with burnt offerings and sacrifices as he would be with your obedience? To follow instructions is better than to sacrifice. To obey is better than sacrificing the fat of rams.