Acts 3:14
But ye refused the holy and righteous One, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you:
1770 John Worsley NT
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 put to death the prince of life; whom God hath raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.
Cross References
Mark 15:7and there was one Barabbas under confinement with some of his accomplices in sedition, who had committed murder in the insurrection.
Luke 1:35And the angel answered and said unto her, The holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee, and therefore thine holy offspring shall be called the Son of God: and lo,
Luke 23:25And he released to them him that for sedition and murder had been cast into prison, whom they desired; and delivered up Jesus to their will.
Acts 4:27For of a truth both Herod and Pontius Pilate, the Gentiles and the people of Israel, combined against thy holy child Jesus,
Acts 22:14And he said, The God of our Fathers hath before appointed 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 →