Acts 3:17

“Now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your rulers also.

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

16By faith in his name, his name has given strength to this man whom you see and know, and the faith that is through Jesus has given him this perfect health in the presence of you all.

18But in this way God fulfilled what he had foretold through the mouths of all his prophets, that the Christ would suffer.

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Cross References

Luke 23:34But Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” Then they cast lots to divide his garments.

John 7:52They answered him, “Are yoʋ also from Galilee? Search and see that no prophet has ever arisen from Galilee.”

Acts 7:40saying to Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go before us, for we do not know what has 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 →

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