'Sacrifice' in the Bible

Then Jesus told him, "See to it that you don't speak to anyone. Instead, go and show yourself to the priest, and then offer the sacrifice that Moses commanded as proof to the authorities."

Go and learn what this means: "I want mercy and not sacrifice,' because I did not come to call righteous people, but sinners."

If you had known what "I want mercy and not sacrifice' means, you would not have condemned the innocent,