King James Version with Apocrypha
"But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless."
— Matthew 12:7, King James Version with Apocrypha
“But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.”
“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.”
“If you had known what this means:‘I want mercy and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.”
“And if you knew what this meaneth: I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: you would never have condemned the innocent.”
“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.”
How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?
Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.
But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.
And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:
And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.