Matthew 12:7

Weymouth NT

And if you knew what this means, `It is mercy I desire, not sacrifice', you would not have condemned those who are without guilt.

Cross References

Matthew 22:29

The reply of Jesus was, »You are in error, through ignorance of the Scriptures and of the power of God.

Matthew 9:13

But go and learn what this means, `It is mercy that I desire, not sacrifice'; for I did not come to appeal to the righteous, but to sinners.«

Mark 12:33

and To love Him with all one's heart, with all one's understanding, and with all one's strength, and to love one's fellow man no less than oneself, is far better than all our whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices.«

Acts 13:27

For the people of Jerusalem and their rulers, by the judgement they pronounced on Jesus, have actually fulfilled the predictions of the Prophets which are read Sabbath after Sabbath, through ignorance of those predictions and of Him.

James 5:6

You have condemned –you have murdered– the righteous man: he offers no resistance.