Matthew 12:3

12:3 He ¹  said to them, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry –

Matthew 12:5

12:5 Or have you not read in the law that the priests in the temple desecrate the Sabbath and yet are not guilty?

Matthew 12:7

12:7 If ²  you had known what this means: ‘I want mercy and not sacrifice,’ ³  you would not have condemned the innocent.

[12:3]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[12:7]  ² tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[12:7]  ³ sn A quotation from Hos 6:6 (see also Matt 9:13).