Atti 3:14

14 Ma voi rinnegaste il Santo, e il Giusto, e chiedeste che vi fosse donato un micidiale.

Atti 3:14 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 3:14

But ye denied the Holy One, and the just
Who is "holy" both in his divine and human nature, and the fountain of holiness to his people; see ( Psalms 16:10 ) and who is "just" or "righteous", both in his person, and in the discharge of his office, and has wrought a righteousness for his people, which is imputed to them. These characters may have a particular regard to the purity of Christ, as man, and to the innocence of his life, and the harmlessness of his actions, in opposition to the unjust charges of his enemies, and the base treatment he met with from them who denied him to be the Christ, the Redeemer and Saviour: and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
when it was put to their choice, who they would have released, Christ or Barabbas; they requested it as a favour, and desired they might be gratified in having Barabbas, a thief, and a robber, who, with others, had raised an insurrection, and committed murder in it, released, and Christ crucified. They desired an act of grace for him, and a sentence of condemnation to a most shameful and painful death on Christ.

Atti 3:14 In-Context

12 E Pietro, veduto ciò, parlò al popolo, dicendo: Uomini Israeliti, perchè vi maravigliate di questo? ovvero, che fissate in noi gli occhi, come se per la nostra propria virtù, o santità, avessimo fatto che costui cammini?
13 L’Iddio di Abrahamo, e d’Isacco, e di Giacobbe, l’Iddio dei nostri padri, ha glorificato il suo Figliuol Gesù, il qual voi metteste in man di Pilato, e rinnegaste davanti a lui, benchè egli giudicasse ch’egli dovesse esser liberato.
14 Ma voi rinnegaste il Santo, e il Giusto, e chiedeste che vi fosse donato un micidiale.
15 Ed uccideste il Principe della vita, il quale Iddio ha suscitato da’ morti; di che noi siam testimoni.
16 E per la fede nel nome d’esso, il nome suo ha raffermato costui il qual voi vedete, e conoscete; e la fede ch’è per esso gli ha data questa intiera disposizion di membra, in presenza di tutti voi.
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