Hosea 6:6

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

Amos 5:24

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²⁴But let justice^(A) roll on like a river,
righteousness^(B) like a never-failing stream!^(C)

Micah 6:8

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⁸He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly^(A) and to love mercy
and to walk humbly^[a]^(B) with your God.^(C)

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Footnotes

Micah 6:8 Or prudently

Micah 6:8 in all English translations

Matthew 5:7

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⁷Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.^(A)

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Matthew 5:7 in all English translations

Luke 6:36

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³⁶Be merciful,^(A) just as your Father^(B) is merciful.

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Luke 6:36 in all English translations

Colossians 3:12-13

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¹²Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves^(A) with compassion, kindness, humility,^(B) gentleness and patience.^(C) ¹³Bear with each other^(D) and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.^(E)

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James 2:12-13

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¹²Speak and act as those who are going to be judged^(A) by the law that gives freedom,^(B) ¹³because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful.^(C) Mercy triumphs over judgment.

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