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Matthew 12:7

King James Version (KJV)

But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

Translations

Matthew 12:7 - Amplified Bible

And if you had only known what this saying means, I desire mercy [readiness to help, to spare, to forgive] rather than sacrifice {and} sacrificial victims, you would not have condemned the guiltless.

Matthew 12:7 - American Standard Version

But if ye had known what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

Matthew 12:7 - Bible in Basic English

But if these words had been in your minds, My desire is for mercy and not for offerings, you would not have been judging those who have done no wrong.

Matthew 12:7 - Darby Bible

But if ye had known what is: I will have mercy and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

Matthew 12:7 - English Standard Version

And if you had known what this means, "I desire mercy, and not sacrifice," you would not have condemned the guiltless.

Matthew 12:7 - King James Version

But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

Matthew 12:7 - La Biblia de las Americas

Pero si hubierais sabido lo que esto significa: "MISERICORDIA QUIERO Y NO SACRIFICIO", no hubierais condenado a los inocentes.

Matthew 12:7 - The Message

Matthew 12:7 - New American Standard Bible

~"But if you had known what this means, `I DESIRE COMPASSION, AND NOT A SACRIFICE,' you would not have condemned the innocent.

Matthew 12:7 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

~"Pero si ustedes hubieran sabido lo que esto significa: 'MISERICORDIA (COMPASION) QUIERO Y NO SACRIFICIO,' no hubieran condenado a los inocentes.

Matthew 12:7 - World English Bible

But if you had known what this means, `I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,` you would not have condemned the guiltless.

Matthew 12:7 - Young's Living Translation

and if ye had known what is: Kindness I will, and not sacrifice -- ye had not condemned the blameless,

Matthew 12:7 - Additional Comments

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