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[a]If you knew what this meant, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’(A) you would not have condemned these innocent men. [b](B)For the Son of Man is Lord of the sabbath.”

The Man with a Withered Hand. (C)Moving on from there, he went into their synagogue.

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Footnotes

  1. 12:7 See note on Mt 9:13.
  2. 12:8 The ultimate justification for the disciples’ violation of the sabbath rest is that Jesus, the Son of Man, has supreme authority over the law.

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

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

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 12:7 Hosea 6:6