7But if ye had known what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.


In Context

4 how he entered into the house of God, and ate the showbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them that were with him, but only for the priests?

5 Or have ye not read in the law, that on the sabbath day the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are guiltless?

6 But I say unto you, that one greater than the temple is here.

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

8 For the Son of man is lord of the sabbath.

9 And he departed thence, and went into their synagogue:

Matthew 12:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:7But if ye had known what [this] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:7If you had known what these words mean, 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the innocent.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:7And if you knew what this meaneth: I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: you would never have condemned the innocent.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:7But if ye had known what is: I will have mercy and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:7But if ye had known what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:7But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:7But if you had known what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:7and if ye had known what is: Kindness I will, and not sacrifice — ye had not condemned the blameless,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:7But if you had known what this means, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the guiltless.