Matthew 12:7

BIBLE IN TEN · Jul 25, 2025 · 8m

Friday, 25 July 2025 But if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless. Matthew 12:7 “And if you had known what it is, ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice,’ not you condemned the guiltless” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus noted that a greater than the temple was there. Based on that, He next says to the Pharisees, “And if you had known what it is.” The Pharisees had spoken a word of implied condemnation toward Jesus because His disciples were eating. They brought in the precept of Sabbath observance to support their view…