Psalm 40:6

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

Sacrifice and offering thou dost not desire; but thou hast given me an open ear. Burnt offering and sin offering thou hast not required.

Cross References

Job 33:16

then he opens the ears of men, and terrifies them with warnings,

Job 5:9

who does great things and unsearchable, marvelous things without number:

Psalm 139:17

How precious to me are thy thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!

Psalm 139:18

If I would count them, they are more than the sand. When I awake, I am still with thee.

Psalm 50:8

I do not reprove you for your sacrifices; your burnt offerings are continually before me.

Psalm 51:16

For thou hast no delight in sacrifice; were I to give a burnt offering, thou wouldst not be pleased.

Psalm 71:15

My mouth will tell of thy righteous acts, of thy deeds of salvation all the day, for their number is past my knowledge.

Exodus 21:6

then his master shall bring him to God, and he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him for life.

Isaiah 1:11

“What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? says the Lord; I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fed beasts; I do not delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs, or of he-goats.

Isaiah 25:1

O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure.

Isaiah 66:3

“He who slaughters an ox is like him who kills a man; he who sacrifices a lamb, like him who breaks a dog's neck; he who presents a cereal offering, like him who offers swine's blood; he who makes a memorial offering of frankincense, like him who blesses an idol. These have chosen their own ways, and their soul delights in their abominations;

Hosea 6:6

For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God, rather than burnt offerings.

Amos 5:22

Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and cereal offerings, I will not accept them, and the peace offerings of your fatted beasts I will not look upon.

Matthew 12:7

And if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless.

Matthew 9:13

Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”

1 Samuel 15:22

And Samuel said, “Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.