Matthew 12:7
King James VersionSource notes
“But if ye had known what meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.”
Context
4How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?
5Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
6But I say unto you, That in this place is greater than the temple.
7But if ye had known what meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
8For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.
9And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:
10And, behold, there was a man which had hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.