Matthew 12:7-9

International Children’s Bible

⁷The Scripture says, ‘I want faithful love more than I want animal sacrifices.’^[a] You don’t really know what those words mean. If you understood them, you would not judge those who have done nothing wrong.

⁸“The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath day.”

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⁹Jesus left there and went into their synagogue.

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Footnotes

12:7 ‘I . . . sacrifices.’ Quotation from Hosea 6:6.

Matthew 12:7-9

New International Version

⁷If you had known what these words mean, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’^[a]^(A) you would not have condemned the innocent. ⁸For the Son of Man^(B) is Lord of the Sabbath.”

⁹Going on from that place, he went into their synagogue,

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