Matthew 12:7⥂
KJV:
But if ye had known what [this] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
BSB:
If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.
Greek:
εἰ δὲ ἐγνώκειτε τί ἐστιν· ἔλεος θέλω καὶ οὐ θυσίαν, οὐκ ἂν κατεδικάσατε τοὺς ἀναιτίους.
Topics:
ACCUSATION, FALSE • ECCLESIASTICISM • FORMALISM • JESUS, THE CHRIST • JUSTICE • PHARISEES • QUOTATIONS AND ALLUSIONS • SABBATH • TRADITION
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Scripture Quoting Scripture
Matthew 12:7 is...
referencing: Hos 6:6
| Translation | Greek | Transliteration [morphology] | Texts |
|---|---|---|---|
| If | εἰ | ei COND | NKO |
| however | δὲ | de CONJ | NKO |
| you had known | ἐγνώκειτε | egnōkeite V-LAI-2P | NKO |
| what | τί | ti I-NSN | NKO |
| is; | ἐστιν· | estin V-PAI-3S | NKO |
| mercy 1 | ἔλεος | eleos N-ASN | N(k)O |
| I desire | θέλω | thelō V-PAI-1S | NKO |
| and | καὶ | kai CONJ | NKO |
| not [desire] | οὐ | ou PRT-N | NKO |
| sacrifice,’ | θυσίαν, | thusian N-ASF | NKO |
| not | οὐκ | ouk PRT-N | NKO |
| then would | ἂν | an PRT | NKO |
| you have condemned | κατεδικάσατε | katedikasate V-AAI-2P | NKO |
| the | τοὺς | tous T-APM | NKO |
| guiltless. | ἀναιτίους. | anaitious A-APM | NKO |
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