1 Samuel 15:22
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22 Then Samuel said:
Does the Lord(A) take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices
as much as in obeying the Lord?
Look: to obey is better than sacrifice,
to pay attention is better than the fat of rams.(B)
Jeremiah 6:20
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20 What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba(A)
or sweet cane(B) from a distant land?
Your burnt offerings are not acceptable;
your sacrifices do not please Me.(C)
Hosea 6:6
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Amos 5:21-24
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21 I hate, I despise your feasts!(A)
I can’t stand the stench
of your solemn assemblies.(B)
22 Even if you offer Me
your burnt offerings and grain offerings,(C)
I will not accept them;(D)
I will have no regard
for your fellowship offerings of fattened cattle.(E)
23 Take away from Me the noise of your songs!
I will not listen to the music of your harps.(F)
24 But let justice flow like water,
and righteousness, like an unfailing stream.(G)
Matthew 23:23
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23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You pay a tenth of[a] mint, dill, and cumin,[b] yet you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice,(A) mercy, and faith. These things should have been done without neglecting the others.
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- Matthew 23:23 Or You tithe
- Matthew 23:23 A plant whose seeds are used as a seasoning
Mark 12:33
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33 And to love(A) Him with all your heart, with all your understanding,[a] and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, is far more important than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.”(B)
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- Mark 12:33 Other mss add with all your soul
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