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But I tell you this. There is someone here now who has greater authority even than the temple. You should understand what the Bible teaches. God says there, “I want people to be kind to each other. I do not just want them to offer sacrifices to me.” If you had understood this, then you would not have said to me, “Your disciples are doing something wrong.” The Son of Man has authority over the Law about the day of rest.’

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

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 12:7 Hosea 6:6