# Matthew 12:7

> The King James Version (1769) is in the public domain in the United States.

- Edition: kjv
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- Book: [Matthew](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew)
- Chapter: [Matthew 12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/matthew/12)
- License: The King James Version (1769) is in the public domain in the United States.
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But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.