Matthew 12:7

1380 (Wyclif's Bible by John Wycliffe)
1395 And if ye wisten, what it is, Y wole merci, and not sacrifice, ye schulden neuer haue condempned innocentis. (Wyclif's Bible by John Wycliffe)
1534 Wherfore yf ye had wist what this sayinge meneth: I require mercy and not sacrifice: ye wold never have condened innocetes. (Tyndale Bible by William Tyndale)
1535 But yf ye wyst what this were (I haue pleasure in mercy, and not in offeringe) ye wolde not haue condemned innocentes: (Coverdale Bible)
1539 (Great Bible First Edition - Miles Coverdale)
1540 Wherfore, yf ye wyst what this meaneth I require mercy, & not sacrifice: ye wolde not haue condemned innocentes. (Great Bible Second Edition - Miles Coverdale)
1549 Wherfore if ye had wist what this sayinge meaneth: I require mercye and not sacrifyce: ye would neuer haue condemned innocentes: (Matthew's Bible - John Rogers)
1557 (Geneva 1557) by William Whittingham
1560
1568 Wherfore if ye wist what this meaneth, I will mercie & not sacrifice: ye woulde not haue condempned the giltlesse. (Bishop's Bible First Edition)
1572 (Bishop's Bible)
1582 (Rheims 1582)
1587 Wherefore if ye knewe what this is, I will haue mercie, and not sacrifice, ye would not haue condemned the innocents. (Geneva Bible) by William Whittingham
1599 (Geneva Bible) by William Whittingham
1611 But if yee had knowen what this meaneth, I will haue mercy, and not sacrifice, yee would not haue condemned the guiltlesse. (King James Version)
1729 if ye had known the meaning of that expression, "I will have mercy and not sacrifice," ye would not have condemned the guiltless. (Mace New Testament)
1745 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. (Mr. Whiston's Primitive New Testament)
1762 (King James Version)
1769 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. (King James Version - Benjamin Blayney)
1770 and if ye had known what that scripture means, "I desire mercy rather than sacrifice," ye would not have condemned the guiltless. (Worsley Version by John Worsley)
1790 I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. (Wesley Version by John Wesley)
1795 But if ye had known what that meant, I desire mercy and not sacrifice; ye would not have condemned the innocent. (A Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by Thomas Haweis)
1833 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. (Webster Version - by Noah Webster)
1835 But had you know what this means, "I desire humanity and not sacrifice," you would not have condemned the guiltless; (Living Oracles by Alexander Campbell)
1849 Moreover, if you knew what that (meaneth), " I desire mercy and not a sacrifice," you would not have condemned them who are not faulty. (Etheridge Translation by John Etheridge)
1850 (King James Version by Committee)
1851 (Murdock Translation)
1855 Calvin Bible by the Calvin Translation Society
1858 But if you had known what, I wish for mercy and not a sacrifice, means, you would not have condemned the innocent; (The New Testament Translated from the Original Greek by Leicester Sawyer)
1865 If but you had known, what is; Mercy I desire, and not a sacrifice; not would you have condemned the blameless. (The Emphatic Diaglott by Benjamin Wilson)
1865 But if ye had known what this means, I desire mercy and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the blameless. (The New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 1865 by American Bible Union)
1869 But if ye had known what this meaneth, "I desire mercy and not sacrifice," ye would not have condemned the guiltless. (Noyes Translation by George Noyes)
1873 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. (King James Version) by Frederick Scrivener)
1885 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. (Revised Version also called English Revised Version - Charles Ellicott editor)
1890 But if ye had known what is: I will have mercy and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. (Darby Version 1890 by John Darby)
1898 and if ye had known what is: Kindness I will, and not sacrifice -- ye had not condemned the blameless, (Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young)
1901 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. (American Standard Version - Philip Schaff)
1902 If, however, ye had known what this meaneth––Mercy, I desire, and not, sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the blameless; (The Emphasised Bible Rotherham Version)
1902 But if ye had known what this is, I wish mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the innocent. (Translation of the New Testament from the Original Greek by William Godbey)
1904 And, if ye had known what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' ye would not have condemned the guiltless; (The New Testament: Revised and Translated by Adolphus Worrell)
1904 And had you learnt the meaning of the words—'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned those who are not guilty. (Twentieth Century New Testament by Ernest Malan and Mary Higgs)
1911 (Syrus Scofield)
1912 And if you knew what this means, 'IT IS MERCY I DESIRE, NOT SACRIFICE', you would not have condemned those who are without guilt. (Weymouth New Testament)
1918 And if you had known what “I desire mercy and not sacrifice” means, you would not have condemned the blameless. (The New Testament Translated from the Sinaitic Manuscript by Henry Anderson)
1923 (Edgar Goodspeed)
1982 (New King James Version) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson.
1984 (New International Version)(NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.®
1995 (New American Standard Bible) NASB (©1995)
1999 (American King James Version)AKJV
2000 (King James 2000 Bible©)
2005 (Today’s New International Version)
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2009 (Holman Christian Standard Bible)(HCSB) Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville Tennessee. All rights reserved.
(21st Century King James Version) Copyright © 1994 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc.
(Common English Bible) Copyright © 2011 by Common English Bible
(GOD’S WORD Translation)(GW) Copyright © 1995 by God's Word to the Nations.
(Contemporary English Version)(CEV) Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society
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(Wycliffe New Testament)

Foreign Language Versions

Arabic

فلو علمتم ما هو. اني اريد رحمة لا ذبيحة. لما حكمتم على الابرياء. (Arabic Smith & Van Dyke)

Aramaic

ܐܠܘ ܕܝܢ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܗܘܝܬܘܢ ܡܢܘ ܚܢܢܐ ܨܒܐ ܐܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܕܒܚܬܐ ܠܐ ܡܚܝܒܝܢ ܗܘܝܬܘܢ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܕܠܐ ܥܕܠܝ ܐܢܘܢ ܀ (Aramaic Peshitta)

Basque

Eta baldin bacinaquite cer den, Misericordia nahi dut eta ez sacrificio, etzintuquezten condemnatu hoguen-gabeac.

Bulgarian

1940 Но ако бяхте знаяли що значи [тая дума]: "Милост искам а не жертва", не бихте осъдили невинните. (Bulgarian Bible)

Chinese

1 我喜爱怜恤，不喜爱祭祀。你们若明白这话的意思，就不将无罪的当作有罪的了。 (Chinese Union Version (Simplified))

1 我喜愛憐恤，不喜愛祭祀。你們若明白這話的意思，就不將無罪的當作有罪的了。 (Chinese Union Version (Traditional))

French

Et si vous aviez connu ce que c'est que: "Je veux miséricorde et non pas sacrifice", vous n'auriez pas condamné ceux qui ne sont pas coupables. (French Darby)

1744 Mais si vous saviez ce que signifient ces paroles : je veux miséricorde, et non pas sacrifice, vous n'auriez pas condamné ceux qui ne sont point coupables. (Martin 1744)

1744 Que si vous saviez ce que signifie: Je veux la miséricorde, et non pas le sacrifice, vous n'auriez pas condamné des innocents. (Ostervald 1744)

German

1545 Wenn ihr aber wüßtet, was' das sei: Ich habe Wohlgefallen an der Barmherzigkeit und nicht am Opfer, hättet ihr die Unschuldigen nicht verdammt. (Luther 1545)

1871 Wenn ihr aber erkannt hättet, was es ist: "Ich will Barmherzigkeit und nicht Schlachtopfer", (Hos. 6,6) so würdet ihr die Schuldlosen nicht verurteilt haben. (Elberfelder 1871)

1912 Wenn ihr aber wüßtet, was das sei: "Ich habe Wohlgefallen an der Barmherzigkeit und nicht am Opfer", hättet ihr die Unschuldigen nicht verdammt. (Luther 1912)

Italian

1649 Ora, se voi sapeste che cosa è: Io voglio misericordia e non sacrificio, voi non avreste condannati gl’innocenti. (Giovanni Diodati Bible 1649)

1927 E se sapeste che cosa significhi: Voglio misericordia e non sacrifizio, voi non avreste condannato gl’innocenti; (Riveduta Bible 1927)

Japanese

1928 (Naoji Nagai)

Latin

si autem sciretis quid est misericordiam volo et non sacrificium numquam condemnassetis innocentes Latin Vulgate

1527 (Erasmus 1527)

1527 (Erasmus Vulgate 1527)

Pidgin

1996 (Pidgin King Jems)

Romainian

2010 Dacă aţi fi ştiut ce însemnează: ,Milă voiesc, iar nu jertfe,` n'aţi fi osîndit pe nişte nevinovaţi. (Biblia Traducerea Fidela în limba româna)

Russian

1876 если бы вы знали, что значит: милости хочу, а не жертвы, то не осудили бы невиновных, Russian Synodal Version

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Spanish

Mas si supieseis qué es: Misericordia quiero y no sacrificio, no condenarías á los inocentes: (RVG Spanish)

Swedish

1917 Och haden I förstått vad det är: 'Jag har behag till barmhärtighet, och icke till offer', så skullen I icke hava dömt dem skyldiga, som äro utan skuld. (Swedish - Svenska 1917)

Tagalog

1905 Datapuwa't kung nalalaman ninyo kung ano ang kahulugan nito, Habag ang ibig ko, at hindi hain, ay hindi sana ninyo hinatulan ang mga walang kasalanan. (Ang Dating Biblia 1905)

Tok Pisin

1996 (Tok Pisin King Jems)

Vietnamese

1934 Phải chi các ngươi hiểu nghĩa câu nầy: Ta muốn lòng nhân từ, không muốn của tế lễ, thì các ngươi không trách những người vô tội; (VIET)

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