1 Samuel 15:22
Douay-Rheims
And Samuel said: Doth the Lord desire holocausts and victims, and not rather that the voice of the Lord should be obeyed? For obedience is better than sacrifices: and to hearken rather than to offer the fat of rams.
Athanasius of Alexandria
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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A.D. 373 · on 1Sam 15:22 (Letter 19.5)
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.