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Acts 3:14

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

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

the Just

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

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

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.

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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