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Butδὲyouὑμεῖςdeniedἠρνήσασθεthe Holyτὸν ἅγιονandκαὶRighteous One,δίκαιονandκαὶaskedᾐτήσασθεfor a manἄνδραwho was a murdererφονέαto be grantedχαρισθῆναιto you,ὑμῖν
Acts 3:14
Study it in the app“But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a man who was a murderer to be granted to you,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 3:14, word by word
- deniedἠρνήσασθεērnēsasthe
disown
To claim you do not know someone, turn your back on them.
Where else “ērnēsasthe” appears- the Holyἅγιονhagion
holy
Holy, like God: pure and majestic; or what is his.
Where else “hagion” appears- Righteous Oneδίκαιονdikaion
Righteous One
Jesus or God, the Righteous One.
Where else “dikaion” appears- askedᾐτήσασθεēitēsasthe
ask
Ask, ask for.
Where else “ēitēsasthe” appears- for a manἄνδραandra
man
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “andra” appears- who was a murdererφονέαphonea
murderer
Murderer.
Where else “phonea” appears- to be grantedχαρισθῆναιcharisthēnai
grant
To give something at no cost, out of kindness.
Where else “charisthēnai” appears
The context
13The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him.
14 · This verse (above)
15and you killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.
To study Acts 3 in a group
1. What it says
What do Peter and John do for the lame man at the temple gate, and how does he react? (vv. 2-8)
2. What it means
When the people are amazed, Peter turns attention to Jesus and not to himself. Why does he do that? (vv. 12-16)
3. How I live it
When someone thanks or praises you, how can you simply acknowledge what helped you do it?