Acts 3:17

And yet, my friends, I know that you acted as you did from ignorance, and your rulers also.

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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 it is by faith in the name of Jesus, that this man, whom you all see and know, has – by his name – been made strong. Yes, it is the faith inspired by Jesus that has made this complete cure of the man, before the eyes of you all.

18But it was in this way that God fulfilled all that he had long ago foretold, as to the sufferings of his Christ, by the lips of all the prophets.

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Cross References

Genesis 21:26Abimelech said, “I do not know who has done this thing, neither have you told me nor have I heard of it until today.”

Genesis 44:15Joseph said to them, “What deed is this that you have done? Do you not know that a man like me can divine secrets?”

Luke 23:34Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them; they do not know what they are doing.” His clothes they divided among them by casting lots.

John 7:52“Are you also from Galilee?” they retorted. “Search, and you will find that no prophet is to arise in Galilee!”

Acts 7:40while they said to Aaron – ‘Make us Gods who will lead the way for us, since, as for this Moses who has brought us out of Egypt, we do not know what has 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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