Matthew 12:6-8

New American Standard Bible 1995

⁶But I say to you that something ^(A)greater than the temple is here. ⁷But if you had known what this ^[a]means, ‘^(B)I desire ^[b]compassion, and not a sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.

Lord of the Sabbath

⁸For ^(C)the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

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Matthew 12:7 Lit is
Matthew 12:7 Or mercy

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.”