Catholic Public Domain Version
"Then you denied the Holy and Just One, and petitioned for a murderous man to be given to you. "
— Acts 3:14, Catholic Public Domain Version
“But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;”
“But ye denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted unto you, ”
“But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,”
“But you rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a man who was a murderer be released to you.”
“But you denied the Holy One and the Just: and desired a murderer to be granted unto you.”
“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,”
“But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;”
Then, as he held on to Peter and John, all the people ran to them at the portico, which is called Solomon’s, in astonishment.
But Peter, seeing this, responded to the people: “Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this? Or why do you stare at us, as if it were by our own strength or power that we caused this man to walk?
The God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Son Jesus, whom you, indeed, handed over and denied before the face of Pilate, when he was giving judgment to release him.
Then you denied the Holy and Just One, and petitioned for a murderous man to be given to you.
Truly, it was the Author of Life whom you put to death, whom God raised from the dead, to whom we are witnesses.
And by faith in his name, this man, whom you have seen and known, has confirmed his name. And faith through him has given this man complete health in the sight of you all.
And now, brothers, I know that you did this through ignorance, just as your leaders also did.