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Matthew 12:7

Full Chapter

October 5, 2025

KJV

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

BSB

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

WEB

But if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless.

YLT

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

F.O.G Original

(7) But if you knew what this is: ‘I DELIGHT IN COVENANT-LOVE, NOT SACRIFICE’, you wouldn’t condemn the innocent.

F.O.G

(7) But if you knew what this is: ‘I DELIGHT IN COVENANT-LOVE, NOT SACRIFICE’, you wouldn’t condemn the innocent.

F.O.G MSG

If you truly understood what this means: I desire mercy, not sacrificeᵃ, you wouldn’t condemn the innocent.

Footnotes:

⁷ᵃ Mercy, not sacrifice: Quote from Hosea 6:6, emphasizing God’s preference for compassionate acts over ritual observance

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