Matthew 12:6-8

Amplified Bible

⁶ But I tell you that something greater than the temple is here. ⁷ And if you had only known what this statement means, ‘I desire compassion [for those in distress], ^[a]and not [animal] sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.^(A)

Lord of the Sabbath

⁸ For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”