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Acts 3:13–14

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The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.
But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
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From verse 13

  1. Acts 7:32Rank 1 from verse 13
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    32Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.

  2. Matthew 22:32Rank 2 from verse 13
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    32I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.

  3. Exodus 3:6Rank 3 from verse 13
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    6Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

  4. Hebrews 2:9Rank 4 from verse 13
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    9But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.

  5. John 18:40Rank 5 from verse 13
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    40Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.

  6. John 19:12Rank 6 from verse 13
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    12And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Cæsar’s friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Cæsar.

  7. John 19:15Rank 7 from verse 13
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    15But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Cæsar.

  8. Luke 23:16–23Rank 8 from verse 13
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    16I will therefore chastise him, and release him.

    17(For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.)

    18And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:

    19(Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)

    20Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them.

    21But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him.

    22And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go.

    23And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed.

  9. Matthew 27:17–25Rank 9 from verse 13
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    17Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ?

    18For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.

    19¶ When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.

    20But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

    21The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.

    22Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified.

    23And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

    24¶ When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.

    25Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.

  10. Philippians 2:9–11Rank 10 from verse 13
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    9Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:

    10That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

    11And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

  11. Acts 13:27–28Rank 11 from verse 13
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    27For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.

    28And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.

  12. Acts 2:23–24Rank 12 from verse 13
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    23Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:

    24Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

  13. Acts 2:33–36Rank 13 from verse 13
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    33Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.

    34For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

    35Until I make thy foes thy footstool.

    36Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

  14. Acts 22:14Rank 14 from verse 13
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    14And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.

  15. Acts 5:30–31Rank 15 from verse 13
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    30The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.

    31Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

  16. Hebrews 11:9–16Rank 16 from verse 13
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    9By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:

    10For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

    11Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.

    12Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.

    13These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

    14For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.

    15And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.

    16But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.

  17. John 12:16Rank 17 from verse 13
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    16These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.

  18. John 13:31–32Rank 18 from verse 13
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    31¶ Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.

    32If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him.

  19. John 16:14–15Rank 19 from verse 13
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    14He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

    15All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.

  20. John 17:1–5Rank 20 from verse 13
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    1THESE words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:

    2As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.

    3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

    4I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

    5And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

  21. John 3:35–36Rank 21 from verse 13
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    35The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

    36He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

  22. John 5:22–23Rank 22 from verse 13
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    22For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:

    23That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.

  23. John 7:39Rank 23 from verse 13
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    39(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

  24. Luke 23:4Rank 24 from verse 13
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    4Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man.

  25. Mark 15:11Rank 25 from verse 13
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    11But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.

  26. Matthew 11:27Rank 26 from verse 13
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    27All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.

  27. Matthew 20:19Rank 27 from verse 13
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    19And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again.

  28. Matthew 27:2Rank 28 from verse 13
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    2And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.

  29. Matthew 28:18Rank 29 from verse 13
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    18And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

  30. Psalms 105:6–10Rank 30 from verse 13
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    6O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.

    7He is the Lord our God: his judgments are in all the earth.

    8He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.

    9Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;

    10And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:

  31. Psalms 110:1–2Rank 31 from verse 13
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    1THE Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

    2The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.

  32. Psalms 2:6–12Rank 32 from verse 13
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    6Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

    7I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.

    8Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

    9Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.

    10Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.

    11Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

    12Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

  33. Revelation 1:18Rank 33 from verse 13
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    18I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

  34. Revelation 1:5Rank 34 from verse 13
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    5And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,

  35. Ephesians 1:20–23Rank 35 from verse 13
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    20Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

    21Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:

    22And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,

    23Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.

From verse 14

  1. Mark 1:24Rank 1 from verse 14
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    24Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

  2. Acts 7:52Rank 2 from verse 14
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    52Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:

  3. 1 Peter 3:18Rank 3 from verse 14
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    18For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

  4. Acts 4:27Rank 4 from verse 14
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    27For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,

  5. James 5:6Rank 5 from verse 14
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    6Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.

  6. Acts 22:14Rank 6 from verse 14
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    14And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.

  7. Luke 23:18–19Rank 7 from verse 14
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    18And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:

    19(Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)

  8. Zechariah 9:9Rank 8 from verse 14
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    9¶ Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

  9. 1 John 2:1Rank 9 from verse 14
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    1MY little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

  10. 2 Corinthians 5:21Rank 10 from verse 14
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    21For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

  11. Acts 2:27Rank 11 from verse 14
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    27Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

  12. Luke 1:35Rank 12 from verse 14
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    35And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

  13. Luke 23:25Rank 13 from verse 14
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    25And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.

  14. Revelation 3:7Rank 14 from verse 14
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    7And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;

  15. Mark 15:11Rank 15 from verse 14
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    11But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.

  16. Mark 15:7Rank 16 from verse 14
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    7And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.

  17. Psalms 16:10Rank 17 from verse 14
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    10For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

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Acts 3:13

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Abraham

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The patriarch formerly named Abram, whom God appointed to be a father of many nations.

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glorified

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of glorify, meaning to honour, praise, magnify, exalt, make glorious, display glory in, or cause the excellence and worth of a person or name to be acknowledged.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Son

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A title of Jesus Christ as the Son of God and the Son of man.

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whom

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The objective form of who, referring to the person or persons acted upon or related to.

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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delivered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of deliver. Sense 1: To rescue, save, free, or bring safely out of danger or bondage. Sense 2: To hand over, give up, or place into another's power or possession. Sense 3: To bring forth, convey, declare, or commit something to another. Sense 4: To give birth or be delivered of a child.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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denied

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of deny, meaning to refuse, disown, contradict, renounce, or declare not to be true.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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determined

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of determine, meaning to decide or render judgment.

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let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

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Acts 3:14

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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denied

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of deny, meaning to refuse, disown, contradict, renounce, or declare not to be true.

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the Just

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A title of Jesus Christ, the Holy One whom Israel denied and whose coming the prophets foretold.

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holy

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Sense 1: Morally pure, righteous, undefiled, and separate from evil; supremely so of God. Sense 2: Hallowed, consecrated, set apart, devoted, or belonging to God or sacred use; distinguished from what is common, profane, or unclean.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Holy One

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A divine title used of the LORD and of Jesus Christ, often as the Holy One of Israel or the Holy One of God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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desired

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of desire, meaning to wish for, long for, request, or take pleasure in.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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granted

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Bestowed, given, allowed, or permitted by the person or authority named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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3:12¶ And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?

3:13The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.

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3:14But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;

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3:15And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.

3:16And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

3:17And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.

3:18But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.

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