Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

Bible References

I desired

Matthew 5:7
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
Matthew 9:13
Go and learn what this means: I wish for mercy and not a sacrifice; for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.
Matthew 12:7
But if you had known what, I wish for mercy and not a sacrifice, means, you would not have condemned the innocent;

The

1 John 2:3
And by this we know that we have known him, if we keep his commandments.
1 John 3:6
No one that continues in him sins; no one that sins has seen him, or known him.