Mat 12:7 | NASB2020 | STEP | But if you had known what this means : ‘ I desire compassion , rather than sacrifice ,’ you would not have condemned the innocent .

‏ Matthew 12:7

7 But if you had known what this ^{▼▼Lit is}means: ‘ ^bI desire ^{▼▼Or mercy}compassion, ^{▼▼Lit and not}rather than sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned ^{▼▼Plural in the Gr}the innocent.