Sacrifices God did not want, a body he prepared
The Old Testament
Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require. Then I said, “Here I am, I have come— it is written about me in the scroll.”
Psalm 40:6-7
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In the New Testament
Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me.”
Hebrews 10:5
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Sacrifice and offering you did not desire. Then I said: Here I am, I have come; it is written about me in the scroll. I delight to do your will, O my God.
Hebrews puts these words into the mouth of Christ as he comes into the world. The Greek translation has 'a body hast thou prepared me' instead of 'mine ears hast thou opened', and Hebrews builds on that.