Matthew 12:7

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

Surrounding context

12:6 Yet I say to you that in this place there is One greater than the temple.

12:7 But if you had known what this means, "I desire mercy and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless.

12:8 For the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath."