Matthew 12:7
New King James Version
7 But if you had known what this means, (A)‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless.
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Matthew 12:7
New American Standard Bible
7 But if you had known what this [a]means: ‘(A)I desire [b]compassion, [c]rather than sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned [d]the innocent.
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- Matthew 12:7 Lit is
- Matthew 12:7 Or mercy
- Matthew 12:7 Lit and not
- Matthew 12:7 Plural in the Gr
Matthew 12:7
Amplified Bible
7 And if you had only known what this statement means, ‘I desire compassion [for those in distress], [a]and not [animal] sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.(A)
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- Matthew 12:7 I.e. more than.
Matthew 12:7
New International Version
7 If you had known what these words mean, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’[a](A) you would not have condemned the innocent.
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- Matthew 12:7 Hosea 6:6
Micah 6:8
New King James Version
8 He has (A)shown you, O man, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
But (B)to do justly,
To love [a]mercy,
And to walk humbly with your God?
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- Micah 6:8 Or lovingkindness
Micah 6:8
Amplified Bible
8
He has told you, O man, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
Except to be just, and to love [and to diligently practice] kindness (compassion),
And to walk humbly with your God [setting aside any overblown sense of importance or self-righteousness]?(A)
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