Hosea 6:6
Hosea 6:6 — The New International Version (NIV)
6 For I desire mercy, not sacrifice,
and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.
Hosea 6:6 — English Standard Version (ESV)
6 For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice,
the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
Hosea 6:6 — New Living Translation (NLT)
6 I want you to show love,
not offer sacrifices.
I want you to know me
more than I want burnt offerings.
Hosea 6:6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
6 For I desire mercy and not sacrifice,
And the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Hosea 6:6 — New Century Version (NCV)
6 I want faithful love
more than I want animal sacrifices.
I want people to know me
more than I want burnt offerings.
Hosea 6:6 — American Standard Version (ASV)
6 For I desire goodness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.
Hosea 6:6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
6 For I delight in loving-kindness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.
Hosea 6:6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
6 I want your loyalty, not your sacrifices.
I want you to know me, not to give me burnt offerings.
Hosea 6:6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
6 For I desire loyalty and not sacrifice,
the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
Hosea 6:6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
6 For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice,
the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
Hosea 6:6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
6 Because I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice,
and knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
Hosea 6:6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
6 I want mercy and not sacrifice.
I want you to recognize me as God
instead of bringing me burnt offerings.
Hosea 6:6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
6 For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice,
And in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.