Acts 3:17

And now, brethren, I know that ye acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers.

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In The King James Version

And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.

In Context

16And his name, through faith in his name, made this man strong, whom ye see and know; yea, the faith which is through him gave him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

18But God thus fulfilled what he had before announced by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suffer.

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Cross References

Luke 23:34And Jesus said, Father, forgive them! for they know not what they do. And they divided his garments, casting lots.

John 7:52They answered and said to him, Art thou too from Galilee? Search and see that no prophet ariseth from Galilee.

Acts 7:40saying to Aaron, “Make us gods who shall go before us; for as for this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.”

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 →

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