For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
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Jeremiah 7:22 · 7 connections
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And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering. …
End of linked passage: Psalms 51:17Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.
I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me. …
End of linked passage: Psalms 50:17But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
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