Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
Verse Takeaways
1
A Shocking Exchange
Peter highlights the crowd's profound moral reversal. Commentators note the stark contrast: they rejected Jesus, called 'the Holy and Righteous One,' and instead requested a 'murderer' to be released to them as a favor. This wasn't just choosing one man over another; it was choosing lawlessness and violence over perfect innocence and justice.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
Acts
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
Commentaries
7
Albert Barnes
On Acts 3:14
18th Century
Theologian
The Holy One, etc. See Psalm 16:10. Compare to Acts 2:27.
And the Just. The word just here denotes innocent
AT Robertson
On Acts 3:14
But ye (υμεις δε). In contrast with Pilate (εκεινου).
Murderer (ανδρα φονεα). A man a murderer. In contras…
Charles Ellicott
On Acts 3:14
19th Century
Bishop
Ye denied the Holy One and the Just.—The language, though startlingly new to the hearers, had been partially anticipated.…
Go Ad-Free
Go ad-free and create your own bookmark library
Charles Spurgeon
On Acts 3:12–23
19th Century
Preacher
And when Peter saw it, he answered to the people, You men of Israel, why do you marvel at this? Or why do you look so earnestly on us, as thoug…
John Gill
On Acts 3:14
17th Century
Pastor
But ye denied the Holy One, and the just Who is "holy" both in his divine and human nature, and the fountain of holiness …
Matthew Henry
On Acts 3:12–18
17th Century
Minister
Observe the difference in the manner of working the miracles. Our Lord always spoke as having Almighty power, never hesitated to receive the greate…