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# You should go and learn what this means
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Jesus is about to quote the scriptures. Alternate translation: "You should learn the meaning of what God said in the scriptures"
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# You should go
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Here "you" is plural and refers to the Pharisees. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-you]])
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# I desire mercy and not sacrifice
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Jesus is quoting what the prophet Hosea wrote in the scriptures. Here, "I" refers to God.
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# For I came
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Here "I" refers to Jesus.
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# the righteous
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Jesus is using irony. He does not think there are any people who are righteous and do not need to repent. Alternate translation: "those who think they are righteous" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-irony]])
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