For I desire faithful love and not sacrifice,
the knowledge of God(A) rather than burnt offerings.(B)

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For I desire mercy, not sacrifice,(A)
    and acknowledgment(B) of God rather than burnt offerings.(C)

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Mankind, he has told each of you what is good(A)
and what it is the Lord requires of you:(B)
to act justly,(C)
to love faithfulness,(D)
and to walk humbly with your God.(E)

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He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
    And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly(A) and to love mercy
    and to walk humbly[a](B) with your God.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 6:8 Or prudently

13 Go and learn what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice.[a](A) For I didn’t come to call the righteous, but sinners.”[b]

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  1. 9:13 Hs 6:6
  2. 9:13 Other mss add to repentance

13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’[a](A) For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”(B)

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  1. Matthew 9:13 Hosea 6:6