World English Bible
"But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,"
— Acts 3:14, World English Bible
“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 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;”
As the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.
When Peter saw it, he responded to the people, "You men of Israel, why do you marvel at this man? Why do you fasten your eyes on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him walk?
The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up, and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had determined to release him.
But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,
and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, to which we are witnesses.
By faith in his name, his name has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which is through him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
"Now, brothers, I know that you did this in ignorance, as did also your rulers.