Matthew 12:7
King James Version
Translation: KJV
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5Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?Select Matthew 12:5
6But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.Select Matthew 12:6
7But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.Select Matthew 12:7
8For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.Select Matthew 12:8
9And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:Select Matthew 12:9
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WEB
12:7 But if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’you would not have condemned the guiltless.
ASV
12:7 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
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