Mark 12:33
And to love him from the whole heart, and from the whole understanding, and from the whole soul, and from the whole strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more than all whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices.
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Psalms 50:8I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices, and thy burnt-offerings [being] continually before me.
Proverbs 21:3To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to LORD than sacrifice.
Isaiah 58:5Is such the fast that I have chosen, the day for a man to afflict his soul? Is it to bow down his head as a rush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? Will thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to LORD?
Hosea 6:6For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.
Micah 6:6Why shall I come before LORD, and bow myself before the high God? Shall I come before him with burnt-offerings, with calves a year old?
Matthew 12:7But if ye had known what this means, I desire mercy and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the innocent.
Matthew Henry on Mark 12:29-35
The Hopeful Scribe. 28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? 29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: 30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. 31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt… Read the whole commentary →