Matthew 12:5-7

New Century Version

⁵ And have you not read in the law of Moses that on every Sabbath day the priests in the Temple break this law about the Sabbath day? But the priests are not wrong for doing that. ⁶ I tell you that there is something here that is greater than the Temple. ⁷ The Scripture says, ‘I want kindness more than I want animal sacrifices.’^[a] You don’t really know what those words mean. If you understood them, you would not judge those who have done nothing wrong.