KJV King James Version
But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
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Acts 3:14
But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
WEB World English Bible
But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,
ASV American Standard Version
But ye denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted unto you,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and ye the Holy and Righteous One did deny, and desired a man—a murderer—to be granted to you,
Surrounding context — Acts 3
11 And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.
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 be granted unto you;
15 And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
16 And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
17 And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did [it], as [did] also your rulers.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὑμεῖςG4771 · suyouδὲG1161 · dethenτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἅγιονG40 · hagiosholyκαὶG2532 · kaiandδίκαιονG1342 · dikaiosjustἠρνήσασθεG720 · arneomaito denyκαὶG2532 · kaiandᾐτήσασθεG154 · aiteōto askἄνδραG435 · anērmanφονέαG5406 · phoneusmurdererχαρισθῆναιG5483 · charizōto give graceὑμῖν,G4771 · suyou
Cross-references
Mark 1:24Saying, Let [us] alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.Acts 7:52Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:Acts 4:27For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,1 Peter 3:18For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:James 5:6Ye have condemned [and] killed the just; [and] he doth not resist you.Luke 23:18-19And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this [man], and release unto us Barabbas:Acts 22:14And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he [is] just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.Luke 1:35And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.Revelation 3:7And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;Luke 23:25And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.1 John 2:1My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:Acts 2:27Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.2 Corinthians 5:21For he hath made him [to be] sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.Psalm 16:10For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.Mark 15:11But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.Mark 15:7And there was [one] named Barabbas, [which lay] bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.
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