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# General Information:
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In verse 7, Jesus quotes the prophet Hosea to rebuke the Pharisees.
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# Connecting Statement:
Jesus continues to respond to the Pharisees.
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# If you had known what this meant, 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless
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Here Jesus quotes scripture. Alternate translation: "The prophet Hosea wrote this long ago: 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice.' If you had understood what this meant, you would not have condemned the guiltless" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# I desire mercy and not sacrifice
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In the law of Moses, God did command the Israelites to offer sacrifices. This means God considers mercy more important than the sacrifices.
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# I desire
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The pronoun "I" refers to God.
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# the guiltless
This can be translated as an adjective. Alternate translation: "those who are not guilty" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])
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