Acts 3:14

KJV1611 – Modern English

But you denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted to you;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὑμεῖς δὲ τὸν Ἅγιον καὶ Δίκαιον ἠρνήσασθε, καὶ ᾐτήσασθε ἄνδρα φονέα χαρισθῆναι ὑμῖν·

Transliteration

You de the Hagion and Dikaion ērnēsasthe, and ētēsasthe andra phonea to be charisthēnai to you;

Grammar Details

• *de*: postpositive particle - but/and
• *Hagion*: accusative masculine singular - Holy One
• *Dikaion*: accusative masculine singular - Righteous One
• *ērnēsasthe*: aorist middle indicative, 2nd person plural - you denied
• *ētēsasthe*: aorist middle indicative, 2nd person plural - you requested
• *andra*: accusative masculine singular - man
• *phonea*: accusative masculine singular - murderer
• *charisthēnai*: aorist passive infinitive - to be granted as a favor

Word Meanings

• *ērnēsasthe*: denied/disowned/rejected
• *ētēsasthe*: requested/asked for/demanded
• *phonea*: murderer/killer
• *charisthēnai*: to be granted as a favor/to be given as a gift

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  You denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be granted to you.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But ye denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted unto you,

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  But ye denyed the holy and iust and desyred a mortherar to be geven you

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But ye denyed the holy and iust, and desyred the murthurer to be geuen you,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But ye denied the Holy one and the Iust, and desired a murtherer to be giuen you,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But ye denyed the holy and iust, and desired a murtherer to be geuen you,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and ye the Holy and Righteous One did deny, and desired a man -- a murderer -- to be granted to you,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But ye denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted unto you,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But ye denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted unto you,

• 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,

• World English Bible (2000)

  But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But you rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a man who was a murderer be released to you.

Referenced Verses

• Mark 1:24 : 24 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God.
• Acts 4:27 : 27 For truly against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together
• Acts 7:52 : 52 Which of the prophets have your fathers not persecuted? And they have killed those who foretold the coming of the Just One, of whom you have now become the betrayers and murderers,
• 1 Pet 3:18 : 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit;
• Jas 5:6 : 6 You have condemned and killed the righteous; and he does not resist you.
• 1 John 2:1 : 1 My little children, I write these things to you so that you do not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
• Rev 3:7 : 7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These things says he who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens, and no man shuts; and shuts, and no man opens:
• Acts 22:14 : 14 And he said, The God of our fathers has chosen you, that you should know his will and see that Righteous One, and should hear the voice of his mouth.
• Zech 9:9 : 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, your King comes to you: he is just, and endowed with salvation; lowly, and riding upon a donkey, and upon a colt the foal of a donkey.
• Luke 1:35 : 35 The angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you. Therefore, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.
• Luke 23:18-19 : 18 And they all cried out at once, saying, Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas: 19 (who had been thrown into prison for a certain rebellion made in the city, and for murder.)
• Luke 23:25 : 25 And he released to them the one who had been thrown into prison for rebellion and murder, whom they had asked for; but he delivered Jesus to their will.
• Acts 2:27 : 27 For You will not leave my soul in Hades, nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.
• Ps 16:10 : 10 For You will not leave my soul in hell; nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.
• Mark 15:7 : 7 And there was one named Barabbas, who was bound with those who had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.
• Mark 15:11 : 11 But the chief priests stirred up the people, that he should rather release Barabbas to them.
• 2 Cor 5:21 : 21 For he made him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in him.