Matthew 12:7 KJV — MannaFest

Matthew 12:7

But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

KJV

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ASV

But if ye had known what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

WEB

If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.

YLT

and if ye had known what is: Kindness I will, and not sacrifice--ye had not condemned the blameless,

DBT

But if ye had known what is: I will have mercy and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

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Matthew — The Gospel of the promised King. Five discourses punctuate the narrative; roughly sixty-five Old Testament citations bind the story to the prophets.

Author: Matthew (Levi), a former tax collector called by Jesus
Date: c. AD 50–60

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17 verses on the floor

1 Samuel 15:22
And Samuel said, Hath 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.
Matthew 9:13
But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Hosea 6:6
For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Micah 6:6–8
Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?
Isaiah 1:11–17
To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the Lord: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.

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It was used before, ch. ix. 13 , in vindication of mercy to the souls of men; here, of mercy to their bodies. The rest of the sabbath was ordained for man's good, in favour of the body, Deut. v. 14 .

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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Quotes HOS 6:6
'I will have mercy, and not sacrifice' — Sabbath grainfield defense

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G165627× in canon G302165× in canon G2309208× in canon G1097221× in canon

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