Matthew 12:6-8

Common English Bible

⁶But I tell you that something greater than the temple is here. ⁷If you had known what this means, I want mercy and not sacrifice,^[a] you wouldn’t have condemned the innocent. ⁸The Human One^[b] is Lord of the Sabbath.”

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Matthew 12:7 Hos 6:6
Matthew 12:8 Or Son of Man

Matthew 12:6-8

New International Version

⁶I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.^(A) ⁷If you had known what these words mean, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’^[a]^(B) you would not have condemned the innocent. ⁸For the Son of Man^(C) is Lord of the Sabbath.”