Parallel Bible results for "matthew 12:7"

Matthew 12:7

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7 But if you had known what this means, 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless.
7 If you had known what these words mean, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’you would not have condemned the innocent.
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