Acts 3:17
Now I know, brothers and sisters, that you did this in ignorance, like your rulers.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.
In Context
18But God fulfilled what he had prophesied through all the prophets: that his Messiah would suffer.
Cross References
Genesis 21:26“I don't know who did this, and you didn't mention it before. I haven't heard anything about it until today,” Abimelech responded.
Genesis 44:15“Why did you do this?” Joseph asked. “Don't you know a man like me can find out things through divination?”
Numbers 15:24and if it was done unintentionally without everyone knowing about it, then the whole congregation is to present a young bull as a burnt offering to be accepted by the Lord, along with its grain offering and drink offering presented according to the rules, as well as a male goat as a sin offering.
Luke 23:34Jesus said, “Father, please forgive them, for they don't know what they're doing.” They divided up his clothes by throwing dice for them.
John 7:52“So you're a Galilean as well, are you?” they replied. “Check the Scriptures and you'll discover that no prophet comes from Galilee!”
Acts 7:40They told Aaron, ‘Make gods for us to lead us, because we don't know what's happened to this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt.’
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 →