Acts 3:14
But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and besought that a man, a murderer, might as a favour be given unto you;
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
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
15but ye slew the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead: of which we are witnesses.
Cross References
Mark 15:7And there was one called Barabbas, bound with those who had made an insurrection with him, and had committed murder in the insurrection.
Luke 1:35And the angel answering said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee; wherefore also the Holy One that shall be born of thee, shall be called the Son of God.
Luke 23:25Then released he to them him who for sedition and murder had been cast into prison; but he gave up Jesus to their will.
Acts 4:27For they have been in truth collected together against thy holy Son Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, even Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the heathen, and the people of Israel,
Acts 22:14And he said, The God of our fathers hath predestinated thee to know his will, and to see the Just One, and to hear a voice from 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 →