Matthew 12:7

New American Bible - revised edition

If you knew what this meant, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned these innocent men.

Cross References

Job 32:3

He was angry also with the three friends because they had not found a good answer and had not condemned Job.

Psalm 109:31

For he stands at the right hand of the poor to save him from those who pass judgment on him.

Psalm 94:21

Those who conspire against the just and condemn the innocent to death?

Proverbs 17:15

Whoever acquits the wicked, whoever condemns the just— both are an abomination to the Lord.

Hosea 6:6

For it is loyalty that I desire, not sacrifice, and knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

Matthew 22:29

Jesus said to them in reply, “You are misled because you do not know the scriptures or the power of God.

Matthew 9:13

Go and learn the meaning of the words, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ I did not come to call the righteous but sinners.” The Question About Fasting.

Mark 12:33

And ‘to love him with all your heart, with all your understanding, with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself’ is worth more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

Acts 13:27

The inhabitants of Jerusalem and their leaders failed to recognize him, and by condemning him they fulfilled the oracles of the prophets that are read sabbath after sabbath.

James 5:6

You have condemned; you have murdered the righteous one; he offers you no resistance. Patience and Oaths.

Joshua 5:5

Though all the men who came out were circumcised, none of those born in the wilderness during the journey after the departure from Egypt were circumcised.

1 Samuel 15:22

But Samuel said: “Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to the Lord’s command? Obedience is better than sacrifice, to listen, better than the fat of rams.