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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

KJVView canonical →
But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
But if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you wouldn’t have condemned the guiltless.
World English Bible

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