³¹ And as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God,

¹⁶ and said to him, “Do you hear what these are saying?” Jesus said to them, “Yes; have you never read,

³ He said to them, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?^(A)

⁴² Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the scriptures:

⁷ But if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless.^(A)

¹³ Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous but sinners.”^(A)