Hosea 6:6

New International Reader's Version

I want mercy and not sacrifice. I want you to recognize me as God instead of bringing me burnt offerings.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 28:9

“My son Solomon, always remember the God of your father. Serve him with all your heart. Do it with a mind that wants to obey him. The Lord looks deep down inside every heart. He understands every desire and every thought. If you look to him, you will find him. But if you desert him, he will turn his back on you forever.

Psalm 50:8

I don’t bring charges against you because of your sacrifices. I don’t bring charges because of the burnt offerings you always bring me.

Proverbs 21:3

Do what is right and fair. The Lord accepts that more than sacrifices.

Ecclesiastes 5:1

Be careful what you say when you go to God’s house. Go there to listen. Don’t be like foolish people when you offer your sacrifice. They do what is wrong and don’t even know it.

Isaiah 1:11

“Do you think I need any more of your sacrifices?” asks the Lord. “I have more than enough of your burnt offerings. I have more than enough of rams and the fat of your fattest animals. I do not find any pleasure in the blood of your bulls, lambs and goats.

Isaiah 58:6

“Here is the way I want you to fast. “Set free those who are held by chains without any reason. Untie the ropes that hold people as slaves. Set free those who are crushed. Break every evil chain.

Jeremiah 22:16

He stood up for those who were poor or needy. So everything went well with him. That is what it means to know me,” announces the Lord.

Jeremiah 7:22

When I brought your people out of Egypt, I spoke to them. But I did not just give them commands about burnt offerings and sacrifices.

Daniel 4:27

So, Your Majesty, I hope you will accept my advice. Stop being sinful. Do what is right. Give up your evil practices. Show kindness to those who are being treated badly. Then perhaps things will continue to go well with you.”

Hosea 14:2

Tell the Lord you are turning away from your sins. Return to him. Say to him, “Forgive us for all our sins. Please be kind to us. Welcome us back to you. Then our lips will offer you our praise.

Hosea 2:20

I will be faithful to her. And she will recognize me as the Lord.

Hosea 4:1

People of Israel, listen to the Lord’s message. He is bringing charges against you who live in Israel. He says, “There is no faithfulness or love in the land. No one recognizes me as God.

Hosea 8:13

They offer sacrifices as gifts to me. They eat the meat of the animals they bring. But the Lord is not pleased with any of this. He will remember the evil things they have done. He will punish them for their sins. And they will return to Egypt.

Amos 5:21

The Lord says, “I hate your holy feasts. I can’t stand them. Your gatherings stink.

Micah 6:6

The people of Israel say, “What should we bring with us when we go to worship the Lord? What should we offer the God of heaven when we bow down to him? Should we take burnt offerings to him? Should we sacrifice calves that are a year old?

Micah 6:8

The Lord has shown you what is good. He has told you what he requires of you. You must act with justice. You must love to show mercy. And you must be humble as you live in the sight of your God.

Matthew 12:7

Scripture says, ‘I want mercy and not sacrifice.’ (Hosea 6:6) You don’t know what those words mean. If you did, you would not bring charges against those who are not guilty.

Matthew 5:7

Blessed are those who show mercy. They will be shown mercy.

Matthew 9:13

Go and learn what this means, ‘I want mercy and not sacrifice.’ (Hosea 6:6) I have not come to get those who think they are right with God to follow me. I have come to get sinners to follow me.”

Mark 12:33

To love God with all your heart and mind and strength is very important. So is loving your neighbor as you love yourself. These things are more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

Joshua 5:5

All the men who came out had been circumcised. But all the men born in the desert during the journey from Egypt hadn’t been circumcised.

1 John 2:3

We know that we have come to know God if we obey his commands.

1 John 3:6

No one who remains joined to him keeps on sinning. No one who keeps on sinning has seen him or known him.

1 Samuel 15:22

But Samuel replied, “What pleases the Lord more? Burnt offerings and sacrifices, or obeying the Lord? It is better to obey than to offer a sacrifice. It is better to do what he says than to offer the fat of rams.