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Selected Verse: Acts 3:14 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ac 3:14 |
King James |
But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you; |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
The Holy One ... - See Psa 16:10. Compare the notes on Act 2:27.
And the Just - The word "just" here denotes "innocent," or "one who was free from crime." It is properly used in reference to law, and denotes "one who stands upright in the view of the law, or who is not chargeable with crime." In this sense, the Lord Jesus was not only personally innocent, but even before his judges he stood unconvicted of any crime. The crime charged on him at first was blasphemy Mat 26:65, and on this charge the Sanhedrin had condemned him without proof. But of this charge Pilate would not take cognizance, and hence, before him they charged him with sedition, Luk 23:2. Neither of these charges were made out, and of course, in the eye of the law, he was innocent and just. It greatly aggravated their crime that they demanded his death still, even after it was ascertained that they could prove nothing against him, thus showing that it was mere hatred and malice that led them to seek his death.
And desired a murderer - Mat 27:21. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Desired (ᾐτήσασθε)
Or demanded. See on Luk 11:9.
A murderer (ἄνδρα φονέα)
Lit., a man who was a murderer.
To be granted (χαρισθῆναι)
By way of favor (χάρις). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Ye renounced the Holy One - Whom God had marked out as such; and the Just One - Even in the judgment of Pilate. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Ye denied the Holy One - Τον ἁγιον. A manifest reference to Psa 16:10 : Thou wilt not suffer thy Holy One to see corruption; where the original word חסידיך Chasideyca, thy Holy One, is translated by the Septuagint, τον Ὁσιον σου, a word of the same import with that used by Peter.
And desired a murderer - Barabbas: the case must have been fresh in their own remembrance. Like cleaves to like, and begets its like: they were murderers themselves, and so Christ calls them, Mat 22:7, and they preferred a murderer to the holy and righteous One of God. |
21 The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.
2 And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.
65 Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.
27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
7 But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.