1 Samuel 15:22
New American Standard Bible
22 Samuel said,
“(A)Does the Lord have as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices
As in obeying the voice of the Lord?
Behold, (B)to obey is better than a sacrifice,
And to pay attention is better than the fat of rams.
1 Samuel 15:22
New International Version
22 But Samuel replied:
“Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices
as much as in obeying the Lord?
To obey is better than sacrifice,(A)
and to heed is better than the fat of rams.
Hosea 6:6
New American Standard Bible
6 For (A)I [a]desire loyalty (B)rather than sacrifice,
And the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
Footnotes
- Hosea 6:6 Or take pleasure in
Hosea 6:6
New International Version
Micah 6:6-8
New American Standard Bible
What God Requires of Mankind
6 (A)With what shall I come to the Lord
And bow myself before the God on high?
Shall I come to Him with (B)burnt offerings,
With yearling calves?
7 Does the Lord take pleasure in (C)thousands of rams,
In ten thousand rivers of [a]oil?
Shall I give Him my (D)firstborn for my wrongdoings,
The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
8 He has (E)told you, mortal one, what is good;
And (F)what does the Lord require of you
But to (G)do justice, to (H)love [b]kindness,
And to walk [c](I)humbly with your God?
Micah 6:6-8
New International Version
6 With what shall I come before(A) the Lord
and bow down before the exalted God?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
with calves a year old?(B)
7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,(C)
with ten thousand rivers of olive oil?(D)
Shall I offer my firstborn(E) for my transgression,
the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?(F)
8 He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly(G) and to love mercy
and to walk humbly[a](H) with your God.(I)
Footnotes
- Micah 6:8 Or prudently
Matthew 9:13
New American Standard Bible
13 Now go and learn [a](A)what this means: ‘(B)I desire [b]compassion, [c]rather than sacrifice,’ for (C)I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
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- Matthew 9:13 Lit what is
- Matthew 9:13 Or mercy
- Matthew 9:13 Lit and not
Matthew 9:13
New International Version
13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’[a](A) For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”(B)
Footnotes
- Matthew 9:13 Hosea 6:6
Matthew 12:7
New American Standard Bible
7 But if you had known what this [a]means: ‘(A)I desire [b]compassion, [c]rather than sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned [d]the innocent.
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- Matthew 12:7 Lit is
- Matthew 12:7 Or mercy
- Matthew 12:7 Lit and not
- Matthew 12:7 Plural in the Gr
Matthew 12:7
New International Version
7 If you had known what these words mean, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’[a](A) you would not have condemned the innocent.
Footnotes
- Matthew 12:7 Hosea 6:6
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