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Acts 3:17

15 You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of the fact.

16 By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know has been made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through Him that has given him this complete healing in your presence.

And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.

18 But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer.

19 Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.
KJV
And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.
WEB
“Now, brothers, I know that you did this in ignorance, as did also your rulers.
ASV
And now, brethren, I know that in ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.
DARBY
And now, brethren, I know that ye did it in ignorance, as also your rulers;
BLB
And now, brothers, I know that you⁺ acted in ignorance, as your⁺ rulers also.
ÅB
Og nå, brødre! jeg vet at dere gjorde det i uvitenhet, slik som deres rådsherrer;
OTB
"Og nå, brødre, jeg vet at dere handlet i uvitenhet, slik også deres ledere gjorde.
B1930
Og nu, brødre! jeg vet at I gjorde det i uvitenhet, likesom eders rådsherrer;

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Luke 23:34

    Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.

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  • Acts 13:27

    The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.

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  • John 16:3

    They will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me.

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  • 1 Corinthians 2:8

    None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

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  • 1 Timothy 1:13

    I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.

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  • Acts 26:9

    So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

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  • Romans 11:2

    God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel:

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  • 2 Corinthians 3:14

    But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.

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