Matthew 12:7
If you had known what this means, 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless.
Hosea 6:6
I desire loving-kindness (mercy), not sacrifice, and knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
Matthew 9:13
You should learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice'; for I came, not to call the righteous, but sinners.
Micah 6:6-8
With what shall I come before Jehovah? Shall I bow down before the high God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with year old calves?
Job 32:3
He was angry also with Job's three friends because they found no answer, though they had declared Job to be in the wrong.
Psalm 94:21
They join forces to take the lives of righteous people. They condemn innocent people to death.
Psalm 109:31
He stands at the right hand of the needy people to save them from those who would condemn them to death.
Proverbs 17:15
Justify the wicked or condemn the just. Both are abomination to Jehovah.
Isaiah 1:11-17
Jehovah says: What do your many animal sacrifices mean to me? I have had enough of your burnt offerings of rams and enough fat from your fattened calves. I am not pleased with the blood of bulls, lambs, or male goats.
Matthew 22:29
Jesus answered: You are mistaken! You do not know the scriptures or the power of God.
Acts 13:27
The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not know Jesus. They fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath when they condemned Jesus.
James 5:6
You have condemned, and you have killed the righteous one. He does not resist you.