Matthew 12:7

New American Standard Bible 2020

But if you had known what this means: ‘I desire compassion, rather than sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.

Cross References

Job 32:3

And his anger burned against his three friends because they had found no answer, yet they had condemned Job.

Psalm 109:31

For He stands at the right hand of the needy, To save him from those who judge his soul.

Psalm 94:21

They band themselves together against the life of the righteous And condemn the innocent to death.

Proverbs 17:15

One who justifies the wicked and one who condemns the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to the Lord.

Hosea 6:6

For I desire loyalty rather than sacrifice, And the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

Matthew 22:29

But Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, since you do not understand the Scriptures nor the power of God.

Matthew 9:13

Now go and learn what this means: ‘I desire compassion, rather than sacrifice,’ for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Mark 12:33

and to love Him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, is much more than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

Acts 13:27

For those who live in Jerusalem, and their rulers, recognizing neither Him nor the declarations of the prophets which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled these by condemning Him.

James 5:6

You have condemned and put to death the righteous person; he offers you no resistance.

Joshua 5:5

For all the people who came out were circumcised, but all the people who were born in the wilderness along the way as they came out of Egypt had not been circumcised.

1 Samuel 15:22

Samuel said, “Does the Lord have as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices As in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than a sacrifice, And to pay attention is better than the fat of rams.