Bible Cross References
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1 Samuel 15:22
Samuel said, "Which does the LORD prefer: obedience or offerings and sacrifices? It is better to obey him than to sacrifice the best sheep to him.
Psalm 40:6
You do not want sacrifices and offerings; you do not ask for animals burned whole on the altar or for sacrifices to take away sins. Instead, you have given me ears to hear you,
Psalm 50:8-17
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I do not reprimand you because of your sacrifices and the burnt offerings you always bring me.
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And yet I do not need bulls from your farms or goats from your flocks;
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all the animals in the forest are mine and the cattle on thousands of hills.
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All the wild birds are mine and all living things in the fields.
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"If I were hungry, I would not ask you for food, for the world and everything in it is mine.
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Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?
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Let the giving of thanks be your sacrifice to God, and give the Almighty all that you promised.
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Call to me when trouble comes; I will save you, and you will praise me."
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But God says to the wicked, "Why should you recite my commandments? Why should you talk about my covenant?
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You refuse to let me correct you; you reject my commands.
Psalm 51:16
You do not want sacrifices, or I would offer them; you are not pleased with burnt offerings.
Psalm 51:17
My sacrifice is a humble spirit, O God; you will not reject a humble and repentant heart.
Hosea 6:6
I want your constant love, not your animal sacrifices. I would rather have my people know me than burn offerings to me.
Matthew 9:13
Go and find out what is meant by the scripture that says: 'It is kindness that I want, not animal sacrifices.' I have not come to call respectable people, but outcasts."
Mark 12:33
And you must love God with all your heart and with all your mind and with all your strength; and you must love your neighbor as you love yourself. It is more important to obey these two commandments than to offer on the altar animals and other sacrifices to God."