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Matthew 12:7

“If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.”
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5Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?

6But I tell you that One greater than the temple is here.

7If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.

8For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

9Moving on from there, Jesus entered their synagogue,

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