Acts 3:14
and you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and desired a man—a murderer—to be granted to you,
Literal Standard Version
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 the Prince of life you killed, whom God raised out of the dead, of which we are witnesses;
Cross References
Zechariah 9:9Rejoice exceedingly, O daughter of Zion, || Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem, || Behold, your King comes to you, || Righteous and having salvation, || Afflicted—and riding on a donkey, || And on a colt—a son of female donkeys.
Mark 15:7and there was [one] named Barabbas, bound with those making insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.
Luke 1:35And the messenger answering said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you, therefore also the holy-begotten thing will be called Son of God;
Luke 23:25and he released him who because of sedition and murder has been cast into the prison, whom they were asking for, and he gave up Jesus to their will.
Acts 4:27for gathered together of a truth against Your holy child Jesus, whom You anointed, were both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with nations and peoples of Israel,
Acts 22:14and he said, The God of our fathers chose you beforehand to know His will, and to see the Righteous 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 →