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I can guarantee that something[a] greater than the temple is here. If you had known what ‘I want mercy, not sacrifices’ means, you would not have condemned innocent people.

“The Son of Man has authority over the day of worship.”

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  1. Matthew 12:6 Some manuscripts and translations read “someone.”

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