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But if you had known the meaning of this Scripture verse, ‘I want you to be merciful more than I want your offerings,’ you would not have condemned those who aren’t guilty! For I, the Messiah,[a] am master even of the Sabbath.”

Then he went over to the synagogue

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 12:8 the Messiah, literally, “the Son of Man.”

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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  1. Matthew 12:7 Hosea 6:6