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Hosea 6:6
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Hosea 6:6
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Matthew 9:13
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Matthew 9:13
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13 Then he added, “Now go and learn the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.’[a] For I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”
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Matthew 9:13
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Matthew 9:13
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13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’[a](A) For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”(B)
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- Matthew 9:13 Hosea 6:6
Matthew 12:7
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Matthew 12:7
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7 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.’[a]
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Matthew 12:7
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Matthew 12:7
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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
Proverbs 21:3
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Proverbs 21:3
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3 The Lord is more pleased when we do what is right and just
than when we offer him sacrifices.
Proverbs 21:3
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Proverbs 21:3
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3 To do what is right and just
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.(A)
1 Samuel 15:22
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1 Samuel 15:22
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22 But Samuel replied,
“What is more pleasing to the Lord:
your burnt offerings and sacrifices
or your obedience to his voice?
Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice,
and submission is better than offering the fat of rams.
1 Samuel 15:22
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1 Samuel 15:22
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22 But Samuel replied:
“Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices
as much as in obeying the Lord?
To obey is better than sacrifice,(A)
and to heed is better than the fat of rams.
Isaiah 1:11
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Isaiah 1:11
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11 “What makes you think I want all your sacrifices?”
says the Lord.
“I am sick of your burnt offerings of rams
and the fat of fattened cattle.
I get no pleasure from the blood
of bulls and lambs and goats.
Isaiah 1:11
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Isaiah 1:11
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Amos 5:21
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Amos 5:21
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21 “I hate all your show and pretense—
the hypocrisy of your religious festivals and solemn assemblies.
Amos 5:21
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Amos 5:21
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Ecclesiastes 5:1
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Ecclesiastes 5:1
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Approaching God with Care
5 [a]As you enter the house of God, keep your ears open and your mouth shut. It is evil to make mindless offerings to God.
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- 5:1 Verse 5:1 is numbered 4:17 in Hebrew text.
Ecclesiastes 5:1
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Ecclesiastes 5:1
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Fulfill Your Vow to God
5 [a]Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.
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- Ecclesiastes 5:1 In Hebrew texts 5:1 is numbered 4:17, and 5:2-20 is numbered 5:1-19.
Jeremiah 22:16
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Jeremiah 22:16
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16 He gave justice and help to the poor and needy,
and everything went well for him.
Isn’t that what it means to know me?”
says the Lord.
Jeremiah 22:16
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Jeremiah 22:16
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Matthew 5:7
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Matthew 5:7
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7 God blesses those who are merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
Matthew 5:7
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Matthew 5:7
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7 Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.(A)
Daniel 4:27
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Daniel 4:27
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27 “‘King Nebuchadnezzar, please accept my advice. Stop sinning and do what is right. Break from your wicked past and be merciful to the poor. Perhaps then you will continue to prosper.’
Daniel 4:27
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Daniel 4:27
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1 Chronicles 28:9
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1 Chronicles 28:9
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9 “And Solomon, my son, learn to know the God of your ancestors intimately. Worship and serve him with your whole heart and a willing mind. For the Lord sees every heart and knows every plan and thought. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.
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1 Chronicles 28:9
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1 Chronicles 28:9
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9 “And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion(A) and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart(B) and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him,(C) he will be found by you; but if you forsake(D) him, he will reject(E) you forever.
Jeremiah 7:22
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Jeremiah 7:22
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22 When I led your ancestors out of Egypt, it was not burnt offerings and sacrifices I wanted from them.
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Jeremiah 7:22
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Jeremiah 7:22
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22 For when I brought your ancestors out of Egypt and spoke to them, I did not just give them commands(A) about burnt offerings and sacrifices,(B)
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