Verse 7

But if you had known what this means, I desire mercy and not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the innocent.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Men hvis dere hadde visst hva dette betyr: Jeg vil ha barmhjertighet, og ikke offer, ville dere ikke ha dømt de uskyldige.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Hvis dere virkelig hadde forstått hva dette betyr: 'Jeg vil ha barmhjertighet, ikke offer', ville dere ikke ha dømt de uskyldige.

• Norsk King James

  Men hvis dere visste hva dette betyr: Jeg vil ha barmhjertighet, og ikke offer, da ville dere ikke ha fordømt de uskyldige.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hvis dere hadde forstått hva dette betyr: «Jeg ønsker barmhjertighet, ikke offer», da ville dere ikke ha fordømt de uskyldige.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Men hvis dere hadde skjønt hva dette betyr: 'Jeg vil ha barmhjertighet og ikke offer,' ville dere ikke ha fordømt de uskyldige.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Hadde dere visst hva dette betyr: «Jeg vil ha barmhjertighet og ikke offer,» ville dere ikke ha fordømt de uskyldige.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Hadde dere visst hva dette betyr: 'Jeg vil ha barmhjertighet, ikke offer,' da ville dere ikke ha fordømt de uskyldige.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Om dere hadde forstått hva dette betyr – «barmhjertighet vil jeg ha, ikke offer» – ville dere ikke ha fordømt den uskyldige.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Men hvis dere hadde skjønt hva dette betyr: «Jeg har behag i barmhjertighet og ikke i offer,» ville dere ikke ha fordømt de uskyldige.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Men hvis dere hadde skjønt hva dette betyr: «Jeg har behag i barmhjertighet og ikke i offer,» ville dere ikke ha fordømt de uskyldige.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Hadde dere forstått hva dette betyr: 'Jeg vil ha barmhjertighet og ikke offer,' da ville dere ikke ha dømt uskyldige.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  If you had known what these words mean, 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the innocent.

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Matthew.12.7", "source": "Εἰ δὲ ἐγνώκειτε τί ἐστιν, Ἔλεον θέλω, καὶ οὐ θυσίαν, οὐκ ἂν κατεδικάσατε τοὺς ἀναιτίους.", "text": "If *de* you had *egnōkeite* what *estin*, '*Eleon* *thelō*, and not *thysian*,' not *an* you would have *katedikasate* the *anaitous*.", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now", "*egnōkeite*": "pluperfect active indicative, 2nd person plural - you had known", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is/means", "*Eleon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - mercy/compassion", "*thelō*": "present active indicative, 1st person singular - I desire/want", "*thysian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - sacrifice", "*an*": "particle indicating contingency with past indicative - would", "*katedikasate*": "aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural - you condemned/judged", "*anaitous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - innocent/guiltless" }, "variants": { "*de*": "but/and/now [transitional particle]", "*egnōkeite*": "had known/had understood", "*Eleon*": "mercy/compassion/kindness", "*thelō*": "I desire/I want/I wish", "*thysian*": "sacrifice/offering", "*katedikasate*": "condemned/judged against/pronounced guilty", "*anaitous*": "innocent/guiltless/blameless ones" } }

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Hvis dere hadde forstått hva dette betyr: 'Jeg ønsker barmhjertighet og ikke offer,' da ville dere ikke ha fordømt de uskyldige.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men dersom I havde kjendt, hvad det er: "Jeg haver Behag i Miskundhed og ikke i Offer", da havde I ikke fordømt de Uskyldige.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Hadde dere forstått hva det betyr: Jeg ønsker barmhjertighet, ikke offer, ville dere ikke ha fordømt de uskyldige.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men hvis dere hadde forstått hva dette betyr: 'Jeg ønsker barmhjertighet, ikke offer,' ville dere ikke ha fordømt de uskyldige.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Hadde dere visst hva dette betyr: Miskunn ønsker jeg, ikke offer, ville dere ikke ha fordømt de uskyldige.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hadde dere forstått hva dette betyr: Jeg vil ha barmhjertighet og ikke offer, så ville dere ikke ha fordømt de skyldfrie.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Hvis dere hadde forstått betydningen av dette ordet: Jeg ønsker barmhjertighet og ikke offer, ville dere ikke ha fordømt dem som er uskyldige.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Wherfore yf ye had wist what this sayinge meneth: I require mercy and not sacrifice: ye wold never have condened innocetes.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But yf ye wyst what this were (I haue pleasure in mercy, and not in offeringe) ye wolde not haue condemned innocentes:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Wherefore if ye knewe what this is, I will haue mercie, and not sacrifice, ye would not haue condemned the innocents.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Wherfore if ye wist what this meaneth, I will mercie & not sacrifice: ye woulde not haue condempned the giltlesse.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹But if ye had known what› [this] ‹meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But if you had known what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and if ye had known what is: Kindness I will, and not sacrifice -- ye had not condemned the blameless,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But if ye had known what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But if these words had been in your minds, My desire is for mercy and not for offerings, you would not have been judging those who have done no wrong.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But if you had known what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  If you had known what this means:‘I want mercy and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.

Referenced Verses

• Matt 9:13 : 13 But go and learn what this means, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice: for I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.
• Hos 6:6 : 6 For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
• Mic 6:6-8 : 6 With what shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the High God? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? 7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? 8 He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you, but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
• Matt 22:29 : 29 Jesus answered and said to them, You err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.
• Acts 13:27 : 27 For those who dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, have fulfilled them in condemning him.
• Jas 5:6 : 6 You have condemned and killed the righteous; and he does not resist you.
• Job 32:3 : 3 Also his wrath was kindled against his three friends, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.
• Ps 94:21 : 21 They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn innocent blood.
• Ps 109:31 : 31 For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those who condemn his soul.
• Prov 17:15 : 15 He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the just, both of them are an abomination to the LORD.
• Isa 1:11-17 : 11 To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to me? says the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed animals; and I delight not in the blood of oxen, or of lambs, or of goats. 12 When you come to appear before me, who has required this at your hand, to trample my courts? 13 Bring no more vain offerings; incense is an abomination to me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot endure; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. 14 Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hates: they are a trouble to me; I am weary to bear them. 15 And when you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you: indeed, when you make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood. 16 Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil; 17 Learn to do well; seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.