Acts 3:14

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.

Parallel Translations

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

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

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

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

New American Standard Bible
"But you disowned the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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;

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

Literal Translation
But you denied the Holy and Just One , and asked for a man, 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,

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,

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

Young's Literal Translation
and ye the Holy and Righteous One did deny, and desired 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,

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

Contextual Overview

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. ¹⁷ "And now, my friends, I know that what you and your leaders did to Jesus was due to your ignorance. ¹⁸ God announced long ago through all the prophets that his Messiah had to suffer; and he made it come true in this way. ¹⁹ Repent, then, and turn to God, so that he will forgive your sins. If you do, ²⁰ times of spiritual strength will come from the Lord, and he will send Jesus, who is the Messiah he has already chosen for you. ²¹ He must remain in heaven until the time comes for all things to be made new, as God announced through his holy prophets of 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
Now the snake was the most cunning animal that the Lord God had made. The snake asked the woman, "Did God really tell you not to eat fruit from any tree in the garden?"

Genesis 3:15
I will make you and the woman hate each other; her offspring and yours will always be enemies. Her offspring will crush your head, and you will bite her offspring's heel."

Genesis 3:20
Adam named his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all human beings.

Genesis 9:6
Human beings were made like God, so whoever murders one of them will be killed by someone else.

Leviticus 20:25
So then, you must make a clear distinction between animals and birds that are ritually clean and those that are not. Do not eat unclean animals or birds. I have declared them unclean, and eating them would make you unclean.

Psalms 72:9
The peoples of the desert will bow down before him; his enemies will throw themselves to the ground.

Isaiah 29:4
Jerusalem will be like a ghost struggling to speak from under the ground, a muffled voice coming from the dust.

Isaiah 65:25
Wolves and lambs will eat together; lions will eat straw, as cattle do, and snakes will no longer be dangerous. On Zion, my sacred hill, there will be nothing harmful or evil."

Micah 7:17
They will crawl in the dust like snakes; they will come from their fortresses, trembling and afraid. They will turn in fear to the Lord our God.

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.