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Acts 3:14 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;”

Acts 3:14

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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?

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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.

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But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;

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And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses. {Prince: or, Author}

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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.

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