Hosea 6:6

New International Version

⁶For I desire mercy, not sacrifice,^(A)
and acknowledgment^(B) of God rather than burnt offerings.^(C)

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Hosea 6:6

New King James Version

⁶For I desire ^(A)mercy^[a] and ^(B)not sacrifice,
And the ^(C)knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

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Footnotes

Hosea 6:6 Or faithfulness or loyalty

Hosea 6:6

New Living Translation

⁶I want you to show love,^[a]
not offer sacrifices.
I want you to know me^[b]
more than I want burnt offerings.

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Footnotes

6:6a Greek version translates this Hebrew term as to show mercy. Compare Matt 9:13; 12:7.
6:6b Hebrew to know God.

Hosea 6:6

New Century Version

⁶I want faithful love
more than I want animal sacrifices.
I want people to know me
more than I want burnt offerings.

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