Acts 3:14
But you rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a man who was a murderer be released to you.
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- Mark 1:24 : 24 “Leave us alone, Jesus the Nazarene! Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are– the Holy One of God!”
- Acts 4:27 : 27 “For indeed both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,
- Acts 7:52 : 52 Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute? They killed those who foretold long ago the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become!
- 1 Pet 3:18 : 18 Because Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, to bring you to God, by being put to death in the flesh but by being made alive in the spirit.
- Jas 5:6 : 6 You have condemned and murdered the righteous person, although he does not resist you.
- 1 John 2:1 : 1 (My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin.) But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous One,
- Rev 3:7 : 7 To the Church in Philadelphia“To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write the following:“This is the solemn pronouncement of the Holy One, the True One, who holds the key of David, who opens doors no one can shut, and shuts doors no one can open:
- Acts 22:14 : 14 Then he said,‘The God of our ancestors has already chosen you to know his will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear a command from his mouth,
- Zech 9:9 : 9 Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Look! Your king is coming to you: he is legitimate and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey– on a young donkey, the foal of a female donkey.
- Luke 1:35 : 35 The angel replied,“The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called the Son of God.
- Luke 23:18-19 : 18 But they all shouted out together,“Take this man away! Release Barabbas for us!” 19 (This was a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city, and for murder.)
- Luke 23:25 : 25 He released the man they asked for, who had been thrown in prison for insurrection and murder. But he handed Jesus over to their will.
- Acts 2:27 : 27 because you will not leave my soul in Hades, nor permit your Holy One to experience decay.
- Ps 16:10 : 10 You will not abandon me to Sheol; you will not allow your faithful follower to see the Pit.
- Mark 15:7 : 7 A man named Barabbas was imprisoned with rebels who had committed murder during an insurrection.
- Mark 15:11 : 11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas instead.
- 2 Cor 5:21 : 21 God made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that in him we would become the righteousness of God.
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13 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our forefathers, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and rejected in the presence of Pilate after he had decided to release him.
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15 You killed the Originator of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this fact we are witnesses!
- Acts 7:51-522 verses76%
51 “You stubborn people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit, like your ancestors did!
52 Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute? They killed those who foretold long ago the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become!
- Acts 2:22-232 verses74%
22 “Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man clearly attested to you by God with powerful deeds, wonders, and miraculous signs that God performed among you through him, just as you yourselves know–
23 this man, who was handed over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you executed by nailing him to a cross at the hands of Gentiles.
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6 You have condemned and murdered the righteous person, although he does not resist you.
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15 who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets and persecuted us severely. They are displeasing to God and are opposed to all people,
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30 The God of our forefathers raised up Jesus, whom you seized and killed by hanging him on a tree.
- Acts 13:27-282 verses72%
27 For the people who live in Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize him, and they fulfilled the sayings of the prophets that are read every Sabbath by condemning him.
28 Though they found no basis for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have him executed.
- John 18:30-312 verses71%
30 They replied,“If this man were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you.”
31 Pilate told them,“Take him yourselves and pass judgment on him according to your own law!” The Jewish leaders replied,“We cannot legally put anyone to death.”
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20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed.
- Luke 23:23-253 verses70%
23 But they were insistent, demanding with loud shouts that he be crucified. And their shouts prevailed.
24 So Pilate decided that their demand should be granted.
25 He released the man they asked for, who had been thrown in prison for insurrection and murder. But he handed Jesus over to their will.
- Mark 15:11-144 verses70%
11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas instead.
12 So Pilate spoke to them again,“Then what do you want me to do with the one you call king of the Jews?”
13 They shouted back,“Crucify him!”
14 Pilate asked them,“Why? What has he done wrong?” But they shouted more insistently,“Crucify him!”
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27 “For indeed both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,
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20 and how our chief priests and leaders handed him over to be condemned to death, and crucified him.
- Acts 5:27-282 verses69%
27 When they had brought them, they stood them before the council, and the high priest questioned them,
28 saying,“We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name. Look, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man’s blood on us!”
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64 You have heard the blasphemy! What is your verdict?” They all condemned him as deserving death.
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17 And now, brothers, I know you acted in ignorance, as your rulers did too.
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6 Jesus and Barabbas During the feast it was customary to release one prisoner to the people, whomever they requested.
7 A man named Barabbas was imprisoned with rebels who had committed murder during an insurrection.
- John 18:39-402 verses69%
39 But it is your custom that I release one prisoner for you at the Passover. So do you want me to release for you the king of the Jews?”
40 Then they shouted back,“Not this man, but Barabbas!”(Now Barabbas was a revolutionary.)
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9 So Pilate asked them,“Do you want me to release the king of the Jews for you?”
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14 and said to them,“You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people. When I examined him before you, I did not find this man guilty of anything you accused him of doing.
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39 We are witnesses of all the things he did both in Judea and in Jerusalem. They killed him by hanging him on a tree,
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21 But they kept on shouting,“Crucify, crucify him!”
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17 So after they had assembled, Pilate said to them,“Whom do you want me to release for you, Jesus Barabbas or Jesus who is called the Christ?”
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70 But he denied it again. A short time later the bystanders again said to Peter,“You must be one of them, because you are also a Galilean.”
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49 Day after day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, yet you did not arrest me. But this has happened so that the scriptures would be fulfilled.”
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10 let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, this man stands before you healthy.
11 This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, that has become the cornerstone.
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66 What is your verdict?” They answered,“He is guilty and deserves death.”
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13 They brought forward false witnesses who said,“This man does not stop saying things against this holy place and the law.
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57 Some stood up and gave this false testimony against him:
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19 But Peter and John replied,“Whether it is right before God to obey you rather than God, you decide,
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23 He asked,“Why? What wrong has he done?” But they shouted more insistently,“Crucify him!”
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6 He even tried to desecrate the temple, so we arrested him.
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31 By saying this you testify against yourselves that you are descendants of those who murdered the prophets.
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30 But God raised him from the dead,
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19 (This was a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city, and for murder.)
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25 Questions About Jesus’ Identity Then some of the residents of Jerusalem began to say,“Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?