New International Version (NIV)
7If you had known what these words mean, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’12:7 Hosea 6:6 you would not have condemned the innocent.
Matthew 12:7
Matthew 12:7 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
7But if you had known what this 12:7 Lit ismeans: ‘I desire 12:7 Or mercycompassion, 12:7 Lit and notrather than sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned 12:7 Plural in the Grthe innocent.
Lord of the Sabbath
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
7But if you had known what this means, ‘I desire compassion, and not a sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.
Lord of the Sabbath
Amplified Bible (AMP)
7And if you had only known what this statement means, ‘I desire compassion [for those in distress], 12:7 I.e. more than.and not [animal] sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent. [Hos 6:6; Matt 9:13]
Lord of the Sabbath
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
7If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’12:7 Hosea 6:6 you would not have condemned the innocent.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
7Scripture says, ‘I want mercy and not sacrifice.’ (Hosea 6:6) You don’t know what those words mean. If you did, you would not bring charges against those who are not guilty.