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Matthew 12:7
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If you had known what this means, I desire mercy and not sacrifice,
But if yee had knowen what this meaneth, I will haue mercy, and not sacrifice, yee would not haue condemned the guiltlesse.
But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
And if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless.
"But if you had known what this means: 'I DESIRE COMPASSION, RATHER THAN SACRIFICE,' you would not have condemned the innocent.
The Scripture says, ‘I want kindness more than I want animal sacrifices.' You don't really know what those words mean. If you understood them, you would not judge those who have done nothing wrong.
"And if you had only known what this statement means, 'I DESIRE COMPASSION [for those in distress], AND NOT [animal] SACRIFICE,' you would not have condemned the innocent.
Wherefore if ye knewe what this is, I will haue mercie, and not sacrifice, ye would not haue condemned the innocents.
"But if you had known what this means, 'I DESIRE COMPASSION, AND NOT A SACRIFICE,' you would not have condemned the innocent.
But if you had known what this means, ‘I desire compassion, and not a sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the innocent.
If only you had known the meaning of 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the innocent.
Don't you know what the Scriptures mean when they say, "Instead of offering sacrifices to me, I want you to be merciful to others?" If you knew what this means, you would not condemn these innocent disciples of mine.
If you knew what ‘I want compassion rather than animal-sacrifice' meant, you would not condemn the innocent.
But if ye had known what is: I will have mercy and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
The Scriptures say, ‘I don't want animal sacrifices; I want you to show kindness to people.' You don't really know what that means. If you understood it, you would not judge those who have done nothing wrong.
But if you only knew what it means, I want mercy and not sacrifice, you would not condemn those who are blameless.
The scripture says, ‘It is kindness that I want, not animal sacrifices.' If you really knew what this means, you would not condemn people who are not guilty;
And if you had known what it means, ‘I want mercy and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless.
But if you had known what this is, "I desire mercy and not sacrifice," you would not have condemned the guiltless. Hos. 6:6
But if ye had known what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
But if these words had been in your minds, My desire is for mercy and not for offerings, you would not have been judging those who have done no wrong.
But if you had known what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless.
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Moreover, if you knew what that (meaneth), " I desire mercy and not a sacrifice," you would not have condemned them who are not faulty.
And if ye had known what that is, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; ye would not have criminated them who are without fault.
Wherfore if ye wist what this meaneth, I will mercie & not sacrifice: ye woulde not haue condempned the giltlesse.
But if ye had known what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
But if you had known what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless.
I will have mercy and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
And if you knew what this means, `It is mercy I desire, not sacrifice', you would not have condemned those who are without guilt.
And if ye wisten, what it is, Y wole merci, and not sacrifice, ye schulden neuer haue condempned innocentis.
But if you had known what this means, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the innocent.
But if ye had known what [this] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
But if you had known what this means, 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice,' Hosea 6:6 ">[fn] you would not have condemned the guiltless.
But you would not have condemned my innocent disciples if you knew the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.'
If you had understood what the words mean, ‘I want loving-kindness and not a gift to be given,' you would not say a person is guilty who has done no wrong.
But if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless.
If, however, ye had known what this meaneth - Mercy, I desire, and not, sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the blameless;
And if you knew what this meaneth: I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: you would never have condemned the innocent.
And if you had known what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless.
Wherfore yf ye had wist what this sayinge meneth: I require mercy and not sacrifice: ye wold never have condened innocetes.
and if ye had known what is: Kindness I will, and not sacrifice -- ye had not condemned the blameless,
But yf ye wyst what this were (I haue pleasure in mercy, and not in offeringe) ye wolde not haue condemned innocentes:
if ye had known the meaning of that expression, "I will have mercy and not sacrifice," ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
Religious hypocrites don't ever understand these words, 'I want a relationship, not a religion'.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
if: Matthew 9:13, Matthew 22:29, Acts 13:27
I will: That is, I desire, or require mercy, or acts of humanity, rather than sacrifice. Isaiah 1:11-17, Hosea 6:6, Micah 6:6-8
condemned: Job 32:3, Psalms 94:21, Psalms 109:31, Proverbs 17:15, James 5:6
Reciprocal: Joshua 5:5 - they had not 1 Samuel 15:22 - Hath the Lord Psalms 40:6 - Sacrifice Matthew 22:31 - have Matthew 23:23 - the weightier Mark 12:33 - is more
Cross-References
Noah built an altar to the Lord . He then took some of every kind of clean animal and clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Then he moved from there to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the Lord and worshiped the Lord .
Abram continually journeyed by stages down to the Negev.
When the Egyptians see you they will say, ‘This is his wife.' Then they will kill me but will keep you alive.
This was the place where he had first built the altar, and there Abram worshiped the Lord .
I will give all the land that you see to you and your descendants forever.
So Abram moved his tents and went to live by the oaks of Mamre in Hebron, and he built an altar to the Lord there.
That day the Lord made a covenant with Abram: "To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates River—
When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, "I am the sovereign God. Walk before me and be blameless.
Abram bowed down with his face to the ground, and God said to him,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But if ye had known what this meaneth, c,] The passage of Scripture in Hosea 6:6
I will have mercy, and not sacrifice of the sense of which,
see Gill "Mt 9:13"
ye would not have condemned the guiltless. Our Lord taxes the Pharisees both with ignorance of the Scriptures, in which they pretended to be very knowing, and took upon them to be the interpreters of; and with inhumanity, for condemning innocent persons, the apostles, for rubbing a few ears of corn, for the refreshment of nature; which they would never have done, had they understood the word, and will of God; who prefers acts of humanity, compassion, and mercy, to the observance of rites and ceremonies; or had they the common affections of human nature, and those bowels of compassion which one man ought to show to another.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
One greater than the temple - Here the Saviour refers to himself, and to his own dignity and power. “I have power over the laws; I can grant to my disciples a dispensation from those laws. An act which I command or permit them to do is therefore right.” This proves that he was divine. None but God can authorize people to do a thing contrary to the divine laws. He refers them again Matthew 12:7 to a passage he had before quoted (See the notes at Matthew 9:13), showing that God preferred acts of righteousness, rather than a precise observance of a ceremonial law.
Mark adds Mark 2:27 “the Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.” That is, the Sabbath was intended for the welfare of man; it was designed to promote his happiness, and not to produce misery by harsh, unfeeling requirements. It is not to be so interpreted as to produce suffering by making the necessary supply of wants unlawful. Man was not made for the Sabbath. Man was created first, and then the Sabbath was appointed for his happiness, Genesis 2:1-3. His necessities, his real comforts and needs, are not to be made to bend to that which was made “for him.” The laws are to be interpreted favorably to his real wants and comforts. This authorizes works only of real necessity, not of imaginary wants, or amusements, or common business and worldly employments.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Matthew 12:7. I will have mercy, &c. — See this explained, Matthew 9:13. There are four ways in which positive laws may cease to oblige.
First, by the natural law of necessity.
Secondly, by a particular law, which is superior.
Thirdly, by the law of charity and mercy.
Fourthly, by the dispensation and authority of the Lawgiver.
These cases are all exemplified from Matthew 12:4-8.
