Acts 3:14
But ye denied the Holy and Just, and demanded that a murderer should be granted to you.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
In Context
15But the Author of life ye killed; whom God raised from the dead, whereof we are witnesses[3:15].
Cross References
Mark 15:7And there was the one called Barabbas, bound with his companions in sedition, who in the sedition had committed murder.
Luke 1:35And the angel answering said to her: The Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Highest will overshadow thee; therefore also the Holy One that is born shall be called the Son of God.
Luke 23:25And he released him who for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they required; but Jesus he delivered up to their will.
Acts 4:27For in truth there assembled in this city, against thy holy servant Jesus, whom thou didst anoint, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the peoples of Israel,
Acts 22:14And he said: The God of our fathers appointed thee to know his will, and to see the Just One, and to hear a voice out of his mouth.
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 →