Acts 3:14

and ye the Holy and Righteous One did deny, and desired a man — a murderer — to be granted to you,

Young's Literal Translation

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

13'The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, did glorify His child Jesus, whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, he having given judgment to release [him],

15and the Prince of the life ye did kill, whom God did raise out of the dead, of which we are witnesses;

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Cross References

Zechariah 9:9Rejoice exceedingly, O daughter of Zion, Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem, Lo, thy King doth come to thee, Righteous — and saved is He, Afflicted — and riding on an ass, And on a colt — a son of she-asses.

Mark 15:7and there was [one] named Barabbas, bound with those making insurrection with him, who had in the insurrection committed murder.

Luke 1:35And the messenger answering said to her, 'The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee, therefore also the holy-begotten thing shall be called Son of God;

Luke 23:25and he released him who because of sedition and murder hath been cast into the prison, whom they were asking, and Jesus he gave up to their will.

Acts 4:27for gathered together of a truth against Thy holy child Jesus, whom Thou didst anoint, were both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with nations and peoples of Israel,

Acts 22:14and he said, The God of our fathers did choose thee beforehand to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice out of 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 →

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