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Matthew 12:7
CNTR Statistical Restoration · Berean Standard Bible
Εἰ δὲ ἐγνώκειτε τί ἐστιν: ‘Ἔλεος θέλω καὶ οὐ θυσίαν’, οὐκ ἂν κατεδικάσατε τοὺς ἀναιτίους.
If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice (note: Hosea 6:6),’ you would not have condemned the innocent.