Matthew 12:7
But if you had known what this means―I desire mercy, and not sacrifice―you would not have condemned the blameless.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
6But I say to you, that something greater than the temple is here.
8For the Son of man is Lord of the Sabbath.
Cross References
Matthew 9:13But go and learn what this means: I desire mercy, and not sacrifice. For I came not to call righteous men, but sinners to repentance.
Acts 13:27For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they did not know him, nor the words of the prophets, which are read every sabbath-day, have fulfilled them in condemning him.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 12:2-14
Christ Vindicates His Disciples. 1 At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat. 2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day. 3 But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him; 4 How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the showbread, which was not lawful for him… Read the whole commentary →