Acts 3:14

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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,

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  • Mark 1:24 : 24 Saying, What have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? have you come to put an end to us? I see well who you are, the Holy One of God.
  • Acts 4:27 : 27 For, truly, in this town, against your holy servant, Jesus, who was marked out by you as Christ, Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, came together,
  • Acts 7:52 : 52 Which of the prophets was not cruelly attacked by your fathers? and they put to death those who gave them the news of the coming of the Upright One; whom you have now given up and put to death;
  • 1 Pet 3:18 : 18 Because Christ once went through pain for sins, the upright one taking the place of sinners, so that through him we might come back to God; being put to death in the flesh, but given life in the Spirit;
  • Jas 5:6 : 6 You have given your decision against the upright man and have put him to death. He puts up no fight against you.
  • 1 John 2:1 : 1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may be without sin. And if any man is a sinner, we have a friend and helper with the Father, Jesus Christ, the upright one:
  • Rev 3:7 : 7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia say: These things says he who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, opening the door so that it may be shut by no one, and shutting it so that it may be open to no one.
  • Acts 22:14 : 14 And he said, You have been marked out by the God of our fathers to have knowledge of his purpose, and to see the Upright One and to give ear to the words of his mouth.
  • Zech 9:9 : 9 Be full of joy, O daughter of Zion; give a glad cry, O daughter of Jerusalem: see, your king comes to you: he is upright and has overcome; gentle and seated on an ass, on a young ass.
  • Luke 1:35 : 35 And the angel in answer said to her, The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will come to rest on you, and so that which will come to birth will be named holy, Son of God.
  • Luke 23:18-19 : 18 But with loud voices they said all together, Put this man to death, and make Barabbas free. 19 Now this man was in prison because of an attack against the government in the town, in which there had been loss of life.
  • Luke 23:25 : 25 And in answer to their request, he let that man go free who had been in prison for acting against the government and causing death, and Jesus he gave up to their pleasure.
  • Acts 2:27 : 27 For you will not let my soul be in hell and you will not give up your Holy One to destruction.
  • Ps 16:10 : 10 For you will not let my soul be prisoned in the underworld; you will not let your loved one see the place of death.
  • Mark 15:7 : 7 And there was one named Barabbas, in prison with those who had gone against the government and in the fight had taken life.
  • Mark 15:11 : 11 But the people were moved by the chief priests to make him let Barabbas go free.
  • 2 Cor 5:21 : 21 For him who had no knowledge of sin God made to be sin for us; so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.

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    13 The God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has given glory to his servant Jesus; whom you gave up, turning your backs on him, when Pilate had made the decision to let him go free.

  • Acts 3:15
    81%

    15 And put to death the Lord of life; whom God gave back from the dead; of which fact we are witnesses.

  • Acts 7:51-52
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    51 You whose hearts are hard and whose ears are shut to me; you are ever working against the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you.

    52 Which of the prophets was not cruelly attacked by your fathers? and they put to death those who gave them the news of the coming of the Upright One; whom you have now given up and put to death;

  • Acts 2:22-23
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    22 Men of Israel, give ear to these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man who had the approval of God, as was made clear to you by the great works and signs and wonders which God did by him among you, as you yourselves have knowledge,

    23 Him, when he was given up, by the decision and knowledge of God, you put to death on the cross, by the hands of evil men:

  • Jas 5:6
    74%

    6 You have given your decision against the upright man and have put him to death. He puts up no fight against you.

  • 1 Thess 2:15
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    15 Who put to death the Lord Jesus and the prophets, violently driving us out; who are unpleasing to God and against all men;

  • Acts 5:30
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    30 The God of our fathers gave Jesus back to life, whom you had put to death, hanging him on a tree.

  • Acts 13:27-28
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    72%

    27 For the men of Jerusalem and their rulers, having no knowledge of him, or of the sayings of the prophets which come to their ears every Sabbath day, gave effect to them by judging him.

    28 And though no cause of death was seen in him, they made a request to Pilate that he might be put to death.

  • John 18:30-31
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    30 They said to him in answer, If the man was not a wrongdoer we would not have given him up to you.

    31 Then Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves and let him be judged by your law. But the Jews said to him, We have no right to put any man to death.

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    20 Now the chief priests and those in authority got the people to make request for Barabbas, and for Jesus to be put to death.

  • Luke 23:23-25
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    23 But they went on crying out loudly, Let him be put to death on the cross. And they had their way.

    24 And Pilate gave his decision for their desire to be put into effect.

    25 And in answer to their request, he let that man go free who had been in prison for acting against the government and causing death, and Jesus he gave up to their pleasure.

  • Mark 15:11-14
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    11 But the people were moved by the chief priests to make him let Barabbas go free.

    12 And Pilate again said in answer to them, What then am I to do to him to whom you give the name of the King of the Jews?

    13 And they said again loudly, To the cross with him!

    14 And Pilate said to them, Why, what evil has he done? But their cry was the louder, To the cross!

  • Acts 4:27
    70%

    27 For, truly, in this town, against your holy servant, Jesus, who was marked out by you as Christ, Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, came together,

  • Luke 24:20
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    20 And how the chief priests and our rulers gave him up to be put to death on the cross.

  • Acts 5:27-28
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    27 And they took them into the Sanhedrin, and the high priest said to them,

    28 We gave you very clear orders not to give teaching in this name: and now Jerusalem is full of your teaching, and you are attempting to make us responsible for this man's death.

  • Mark 14:64
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    64 His words against God have come to your ears: what is your opinion? And they all said it was right for him to be put to death.

  • Acts 3:17
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    17 And now, my brothers, I am conscious that you did this, as did your rulers, without knowledge.

  • Mark 15:6-7
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    6 Now at the feast every year he let one prisoner go free at their request.

    7 And there was one named Barabbas, in prison with those who had gone against the government and in the fight had taken life.

  • John 18:39-40
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    39 But every year you make a request to me to let a prisoner go free at the Passover. Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free?

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    9 And Pilate said in answer to them, Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free?

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    69%

    39 And we are witnesses of all the things which he did in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem; whom they put to death, hanging him on a tree.

  • Luke 23:21
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    21 But crying out they said, To the cross with him!

  • Matt 27:17
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    17 So when they came together, Pilate said to them, Whom will you have? Barabbas, or Jesus, who is named Christ?

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    70 But again he said it was not so. And after a little time, again those who were near said to Peter, Truly you are one of them; for you are a Galilaean.

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    49 I was with you every day in the Temple teaching, and you did not take me; but this is done so that the Writings may come true.

  • Acts 4:10-11
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    10 Take note, all of you, and all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you put to death on the cross, whom God gave back from the dead, even through him is this man now before you completely well.

    11 He is the stone which you builders had no use for, but which has been made the chief stone of the building.

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    66 What is your opinion? They made answer and said, It is right for him to be put to death.

  • Acts 6:13
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    13 And they got false witnesses who said, This man is for ever saying things against this holy place and against the law:

  • Mark 14:57
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    57 Then some got up and gave false witness against him, saying,

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    19 But Peter and John in answer said to them, It is for you to say if it is right in the eyes of God to give attention to you more than to God:

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    23 And he said, Why, what evil has he done? But they gave loud cries, saying, To the cross with him!

  • Acts 24:6
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    6 Who, in addition, was attempting to make the Temple unclean: whom we took,

  • Matt 23:31
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    31 So that you are witnesses against yourselves that you are the sons of those who put the prophets to death.

  • Acts 13:30
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    30 But God gave him back from the dead:

  • Luke 23:19
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    19 Now this man was in prison because of an attack against the government in the town, in which there had been loss of life.

  • John 7:25
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    25 Then some of the people of Jerusalem said, Is not this the man whose death is desired?