Acts 3:18
But the things which God had made clear before, by the mouth of all the prophets, that the Christ would have to undergo, he has put into effect in this way.
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17And now, my brothers, I am conscious that you did this, as did your rulers, without knowledge.
Cross References
Genesis 3:15And there will be war between you and the woman and between your seed and her seed: by him will your head be crushed and by you his foot will be wounded.
Psalms 69:1To the chief music-maker; put to Shoshannim. Of David.
Isaiah 53:1Who would have had faith in the word which has come to our ears, and to whom had the arm of the Lord been unveiled?
Zechariah 12:10And I will send down on the family of David and on the people of Jerusalem the spirit of grace and of prayer; and their eyes will be turned to the one who was wounded by their hands: and they will be weeping for him as for an only son, and their grief for him will be bitter, like the grief of one sorrowing for his oldest son.
Luke 24:26Was it not necessary for the Christ to go through these things, and to come into his glory?
Acts 2:23Him, when he was given up, by the decision and knowledge of God, you put to death on the cross, by the hands of evil men:
Matthew Henry on Acts 3:13-26
Peter's Address after Healing the Cripple. 12 And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk? 13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go. 14 But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to… Read the whole commentary →