And Samuel said, has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

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Athanasius the Apostolic

AD 373

Samuel, that great man, no less clearly reproved Saul, saying, “Is not the word better than a gift?” For hereby one fulfills the law and pleases God, as he says, “The sacrifice of praise shall glorify me.” Let one “learn what this means, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice,” and I will not condemn the adversaries.

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