Acts 3:14
But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked that a murderer be released to you,
English Majority Text (NT)
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
15and killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.
Cross References
Mark 15:7And there was one called Barabbas, having been bound with his fellow rebels, who had committed murder in the rebellion.
Luke 1:35And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit shall come upon you, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow you; therefore, also, that holy child which is to be born shall be called the Son of God.
Luke 23:25And he released whom they were requesting, who because of insurrection and murder had been thrown into prison; but he delivered Jesus to their will. 1 Jesus Crucified
Acts 4:27“For truly they were assembled against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel,
Acts 22:14And he said, ‘The God of our fathers has chosen you to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and hear the voice from 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 →