Acts 3:14

14 He was holy and good, but you rejected him, and instead you asked Pilate to do you the favor of turning loose a murderer. 1

Acts 3:14 In-Context

12 When Peter saw the people, he said to them, "Fellow Israelites, why are you surprised at this, and why do you stare at us? Do you think that it was by means of our own power or godliness that we made this man walk?
13 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our ancestors, has given divine glory to his Servant Jesus. But you handed him over to the authorities, and you rejected him in Pilate's presence, even after Pilate had decided to set him free.
14 He was holy and good, but you rejected him, and instead you asked Pilate to do you the favor of turning loose a murderer.
15 You killed the one who leads to life, but God raised him from death - and we are witnesses to this.
16 It was the power of his name that gave strength to this lame man. What you see and know was done by faith in his name; it was faith in Jesus that has made him well, as you can all see.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 3.14Matthew 27.15-23;Mark 15.6-14;Luke 23.13-23;John 19.12-15.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.