Matthew 12:7
New American Standard Bible
7 But if you had known what this [a]means: ‘(A)I desire [b]compassion, [c]rather than sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned [d]the innocent.
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- Matthew 12:7 Lit is
- Matthew 12:7 Or mercy
- Matthew 12:7 Lit and not
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Matthew 12:7
New King James Version
7 But if you had known what this means, (A)‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless.
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Matthew 12:7
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.
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Matthew 12:7
Revised Standard Version
7 And if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless.
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