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- "And Samuelª said,ª° Hath the LORDª [as great] delightª in burnt offeringsª and sacrifices,ª as in obeyingª° the voiceª of the LORD?ª Behold,¹ to obeyª° [is] betterª than sacrifice,ª¹ [and] to hearkenª° than the fatª¹ of rams.ª" {1Sm 15:22} + "I will not¹ reproveª° thee for¹ thy sacrificesª or thy burnt offerings,ª [to have been] continuallyª before¹ me. ... And call²° upon¹ me in the dayª of trouble:ª I will deliverª° thee, and thou shalt glorifyª° me." {Psa 50:8-15} + "Whoso offerethª° praiseª glorifiethª° me: and to him that orderethª° [his] conversationª [aright] will I shewª° the salvationª of God.ª" {Psa 50:23} + "To doª° justiceª and judgmentª [is] more acceptableª° to the LORDª than sacrifice.ª¹" {Prv 21:3} + "To whatª purpose [is] the multitudeª of your sacrificesª unto me? saithª° the LORD:ª I am fullª° of the burnt offeringsª of rams,ª and the fatª of fed beasts;ª and I delightª° not¹ in the bloodª of bullocks,ª or of lambs,ª or of he goats.ª ... Learnª° to do well;ª° seekª° judgment,ª relieveª° the oppressed,ª judgeª° the fatherless,ª pleadª° for the widow.ª" {Isa 1:11-17} + "Is¹ it such¹ a fastª that I have chosen?ª° a dayª for a manª to afflictª° his soul?ª [is it] to bow downª° his headª as a bulrush,ª and to spreadª° sackclothª and ashesª [under him]? wilt thou callª° thisª a fast,ª and an acceptableª dayª to the LORD?ª ... [Is it] not¹ to dealª° thy breadª to the hungry,ª and that thou bringª° the poorª that are cast outª to thy house?ª when¹ thou seestª° the naked,ª that thou coverª° him; and that thou hide²° not thyself¹¹ from thine own flesh?ª¹" {Isa 58:5-7} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª the Godª of Israel;ª Putª° your burnt offeringsª unto¹ your sacrifices,ª and eatª° flesh.ª ... But¹¹¹ this¹ thingª commandedª° I them, saying,ª° Obeyª° my voice,ª and I will be¹ your God,ª and ye¹ shall be¹ my people:ª and walkª° ye in all¹ the waysª that¹ I have commandedª° you, that¹ it may be wellª° unto you." {Jer 7:21-23} + "For¹ I desiredª° mercy,ª and not¹ sacrifice;ª and the knowledgeª of Godª more than burnt offerings.ª¹" {Hsa 6:6} + "I hate,ª° I despiseª° your feast days,ª and I will not¹ smellª° in your solemn assemblies.ª ... But let judgmentª run downª° as waters,ª and righteousnessª as a mightyª stream.ª" {Ams 5:21-24} + "Wherewith¹ shall I come beforeª° the LORD,ª [and] bow²° myself¹ before the highª God?ª shall I come beforeª° him with burnt offerings,ª with calvesª of a yearª old?ª ... He hath shewedª° thee, O man,ª what¹ [is] good;ª and what¹ doth the LORDª requireª° of¹ thee, but¹¹ to doª° justly,ª and to love²¹ mercy,ª and to walk²°¹ humblyª° with¹ thy God?ª" {Mic 6:6-8} + "Butª go¹ ye²° and learnª° whatª [that] meaneth,ª° I willª° have mercy,ª andª notª sacrifice:ª forª I am²° notª comeª° to callª° the righteous,ª butª sinnersª toª repentance.ª" {Mtt 9:13} + "Butª ifª ye had knownª° whatª [this] meaneth,ª° I will¹ have²° mercy,ª andª notª sacrifice,ª ye would² notª have condemnedª° the¹ guiltless.ª" {Mtt 12:7} + "Thoughª I speakª° with the¹ tonguesª of menª andª of angels,ª andª haveª° notª charity,ª I am becomeª° [as] soundingª° brass,ª orª a tinklingª° cymbal.ª ... Andª thoughª I bestow²° all² my² goods²° to feedª°¹¹¹ [the poor], andª thoughª I giveª° myª bodyª toª be burned,ª° and²¹ haveª° notª charity,ª it profiteth¹ me²° nothing.ª" {1Co 13:1-3}
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