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Matthew 12:7-9
New International Version
Matthew 12:7-9
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. 8 For the Son of Man(B) is Lord of the Sabbath.”
9 Going on from that place, he went into their synagogue,
Footnotes
- Matthew 12:7 Hosea 6:6
Matthew 12:7-9
English Standard Version
Matthew 12:7-9
English Standard Version
7 And if you had known (A)what this means, (B)‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless. 8 For (C)the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”
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9 He went on from there and (D)entered their synagogue.
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Matthew 12:7-9
King James Version
Matthew 12:7-9
King James Version
7 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
8 For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.
9 And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:
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