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I tell you that there is something here that is greater than the Temple. The Scriptures say, ‘I don’t want animal sacrifices; I want you to show kindness to people.’[a] You don’t really know what that means. If you understood it, you would not judge those who have done nothing wrong.

“The Son of Man is Lord over the Sabbath day.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 12:7 Quote from Hos. 6:6.

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

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  1. Matthew 12:7 Hosea 6:6