Acts 3:14

Contemporary English Version

You rejected Jesus, who was holy and good. You asked for a murderer to be set free,

Parallel Translations

Simplified Cowboy Version
You double-crossed God's Top Hand and chose instead to release a murderer.

Legacy Standard Bible
But you denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But you disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,

Bible in Basic English
But you would have nothing to do with the Holy and Upright One, and made request for a man of blood to be given to you,

Darby Translation
But *ye* denied the holy and righteous one, and asked that a man [that was] a murderer should be granted to you;

New King James Version
But you denied the Holy One and the Just, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,

Christian Standard Bible®
But you denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked to have a murderer given to you.

World English Bible
But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But ye renounced the holy one and the just, and desired a murderer to be granted you.

Weymouth's New Testament
Yes, you disowned the holy and righteous One, and asked as a favour the release of a murderer.

King James Version (1611)
But ye denied the Holy one, and the Iust, and desired a murderer to be granted vnto you,

Literal Translation
But you denied the Holy and Just One , and asked for a man, a murderer, to be granted to you.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But ye denyed the holy and iust, and desyred the murthurer to be geuen you,

Mace New Testament (1729)
but ye renounced him that was holy and just; you interceeded for the life of a murderer,

Amplified Bible
"But you disowned and denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked for [the pardon of] a murderer to be granted to you.

American Standard Version
But ye denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted unto you,

Revised Standard Version
But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
But ye denyed the holy and iust and desyred a mortherar to be geven you

Update Bible Version
But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a man [who was] a murderer to be granted to you,

Webster's Bible Translation
But ye denied the Holy One, and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted to you,

Young's Literal Translation
and ye the Holy and Righteous One did deny, and desired a man -- a murderer -- to be granted to you,

New Century Version
You did not want the One who is holy and good but asked Pilate to give you a murderer instead.

New English Translation
But you rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a man who was a murderer be released to you.

Berean Standard Bible
You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.

Complete Jewish Bible
You denied the holy and innocent one, and instead asked for the reprieve of a murderer!

English Standard Version
But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,

Geneva Bible (1587)
But ye denied the Holy one and the Iust, and desired a murtherer to be giuen you,

George Lamsa Translation
But you denied the Holy One and the Righteous and asked a murderer to be given to you;

Hebrew Names Version
But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,

International Standard Version
You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked to have a murderer given to you,Psalm 16:10; Mark 1:24; Luke 1:35; Acts 2:27; 4:27; 7:52; 22:14;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
but you the Holy and the Just denied, and demanded for you the man the murderer to be given to you.

Murdock Translation
But ye denied the holy and just One, and demanded that a murderer should be released to you.

New Living Translation
You rejected this holy, righteous one and instead demanded the release of a murderer.

New Life Bible
But you turned your backs against the Holy and Right One. Then you asked for a man who had killed someone to go free.

English Revised Version
But ye denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted unto you,

New Revised Standard
But you rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked to have a murderer given to you,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, ye, denied, the Holy and Righteous One, and claimed a man that was a murderer to be granted you;

Douay-Rheims Bible
But you denied the Holy One and the Just: and desired a murderer to be granted unto you.

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

Lexham English Bible
But you denied the Holy and Righteous One and demanded that a man—a murderer—be granted to you.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
But ye denyed the holy and iust, and desired a murtherer to be geuen you,

Easy-to-Read Version
Jesus was holy and good, but you said you did not want him. You told Pilate to give you a murderer instead of Jesus.

New American Standard Bible
"But you disowned the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,

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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But ye denyeden the hooli and the riytful, and axiden a mansleer to be youun to you.

Contextual Overview

¹² Peter saw that a crowd had gathered, and he said: Friends, why are you surprised at what has happened? Why are you staring at us? Do you think we have some power of our own? Do you think we were able to make this man walk because we are so religious? ¹³ The God that Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and our other ancestors worshiped has brought honor to his Servant Jesus. He is the one you betrayed. You turned against him when he was being tried by Pilate, even though Pilate wanted to set him free. ¹⁴ You rejected Jesus, who was holy and good. You asked for a murderer to be set free, ¹⁵ and you killed the one who leads people to life. But God raised him from death, and all of us can tell you what he has done. ¹⁶ You see this man, and you know him. He put his faith in the name of Jesus and was made strong. Faith in Jesus made this man completely well while everyone was watching. ¹⁷ My friends, I am sure that you and your leaders didn't know what you were doing. ¹⁸ But God had his prophets tell that his Messiah would suffer, and now he has kept that promise. ¹⁹ So turn to God! Give up your sins, and you will be forgiven. ²⁰ Then that time will come when the Lord will give you fresh strength. He will send you Jesus, his chosen Messiah. ²¹ But Jesus must stay in heaven until God makes all things new, just as his holy prophets promised long ago.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the Holy One: Acts 2:27, Acts 4:27, Acts 7:52, Acts 22:14, Psalms 16:10, Zechariah 9:9, Mark 1:24, Luke 1:35, James 5:6, 1 Peter 3:18, 1 John 2:1, Revelation 3:7

desired: Mark 15:7, Luke 23:19

Reciprocal: Exodus 12:6 - the whole Psalms 118:23 - the Lord's doing Isaiah 29:21 - and turn Isaiah 57:15 - whose Daniel 9:24 - the most Amos 5:12 - they afflict Habakkuk 1:12 - mine Matthew 12:32 - whosoever Matthew 17:12 - Likewise Matthew 21:39 - slew Matthew 27:16 - a Matthew 27:20 - should Matthew 27:24 - just Mark 10:33 - deliver Mark 15:11 - General Luke 4:34 - the Holy One Luke 12:9 - he Luke 13:34 - and ye Luke 19:14 - General Luke 22:57 - he denied Luke 23:18 - they Luke 23:25 - whom John 16:9 - General John 18:40 - General Acts 10:39 - whom Acts 13:28 - General Hebrews 7:26 - holy 2 Peter 2:1 - denying 1 John 2:20 - the Holy 1 John 2:29 - he is Revelation 3:8 - and hast not

Cross-References

Genesis 3:1
The snake was sneakier than any of the other wild animals that the Lord God had made. One day it came to the woman and asked, "Did God tell you not to eat fruit from any tree in the garden?"

Genesis 3:15
You and this woman will hate each other; your descendants and hers will always be enemies. One of hers will strike you on the head, and you will strike him on the heel."

Genesis 3:20
The man Adam named his wife Eve because she would become the mother of all who live.

Leviticus 20:25
That's why you must make a difference between animals and birds that I have said are clean and unclean—this will keep you from becoming disgusting to me.

Psalms 72:9
Force the desert tribes to accept his rule, and make his enemies crawl in the dirt.

Isaiah 29:4
From deep in the earth, you will call out for help with only a faint whisper.

Isaiah 65:25
Wolves and lambs will graze together; lions and oxen will feed on straw. Snakes will eat only dirt! They won't bite or harm anyone on my holy mountain. I, the Lord , have spoken!

Micah 7:17
because of their fear of me, your Lord and God. Then they will come trembling, crawling out of their fortresses like insects or snakes, lapping up the dust.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Holy One ... - See Psalms 16:10. Compare the notes on Acts 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 Matthew 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, Luke 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 - Matthew 27:21.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 3:14. Ye denied the HOLY ONE — τον αγιον. A manifest reference to Psalms 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, Matthew 22:7, and they preferred a murderer to the holy and righteous ONE of God.