Matthew 12:7

Modern King James Version

But if you had known what this is, "I desire mercy and not sacrifice," you would not have condemned those who are not guilty.

Cross References

Hosea 6:6

For I desired mercy and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

Matthew 9:13

But go and learn what this is, I will have mercy and not sacrifice. For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Proverbs 17:15

He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, even both of them are hateful to Jehovah.

Acts 13:27

For those living in Jerusalem, and their rulers, not having known this One, and the voices of the Prophets being read throughout every sabbath, condemning Him, they fulfilled the Scriptures.

Matthew 22:29

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

Psalm 94:21

They gather themselves against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

James 5:6

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

Psalm 109:31

For He shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those who condemn his soul.

Job 32:3

Also his wrath was kindled against his three friends, because they had found no answer and had condemned Job.

1 Samuel 15:22

And Samuel said, Does Jehovah delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of Jehovah? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice! To listen is better than the fat of rams!

Mark 12:33

And to love Him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love the neighbor as himself, is more than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.

Joshua 5:5

For all the people who came out were circumcised. But all the people born in the wilderness by the wayside, as they came forth out of Egypt, had not been circumcised.