Hosea 6:6
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
6 For I desire faithful love and not sacrifice,
the knowledge of God(A) rather than burnt offerings.(B)
Micah 6:6-8
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
6 What should I bring before the Lord(A)
when I come to bow before God on high?
Should I come before him with burnt offerings,(B)
with year-old calves?
7 Would the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams(C)
or with ten thousand streams of oil?
Should I give my firstborn for my transgression,(D)
the offspring of my body for my own sin?
8 Mankind, he has told each of you what is good(E)
and what it is the Lord requires of you:(F)
to act justly,(G)
to love faithfulness,(H)
and to walk humbly with your God.(I)
Matthew 12:7
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
7 If you had known what this means, I desire mercy and not sacrifice,(A)[a] you would not have condemned the innocent.
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