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NASB | Matthew 12:7 "But if you had known what this means, 'I DESIRE COMPASSION, AND NOT A SACRIFICE,' you would not have condemned the innocent. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 12:7 "And if you had only known what this statement means, 'I DESIRE COMPASSION [for those in distress], AND NOT [animal] SACRIFICE,' you would not have condemned the innocent. [Hos 6:6; Matt 9:13] |
Bible Question:
Why in Matthew 12:7 NASB is the whole sentence capitalized? "But if you had known what this means, '(A)I DESIRE COMPASSION, AND NOT A SACRIFICE,' you would not have condemned the innocent. Any insight on why the word COMPASSION was used instead of mercy? God Bless! |
Bible Answer: Hi, HolyBibleTrivia... Welcome to the forum! Per the preface to the NASB, "SMALL CAPS in the New Testament are used in the text to indicate Old Testament quotations or obvious references to Old Testament texts." (see http://www.bible-researcher.com/nasb-preface.html) In Him, Doc |
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