Matthew 12:7-9

Amplified Bible

⁷ And if you had only known what this statement means, ‘I desire compassion [for those in distress], ^[a]and not [animal] sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.^(A)

Lord of the Sabbath

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

⁹ Leaving there, He went into their synagogue.^(B)