But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
GNV
Matthew 12:7
Wherefore if ye knewe what this is, I will haue mercie, and not sacrifice, ye would not haue condemned the innocents.
Parallel Translations
But if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you wouldn’t have condemned the guiltless.
Cross References
Hosea 6:6Matthew 9:13Micah 6:6–8Isaiah 1:11–17Proverbs 17:15Matthew 22:29Acts 13:27Psalms 109:31Psalms 94:21James 5:6Job 32:3
Cross references via openbible.info (CC-BY)