Acts 3:14

"The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had determined to release him."

Key Reflection

This passage highlights the continuity between the God worshipped by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and the God who has now glorified Jesus, despite Him being rejected and denied by those same ancestors during His trial before Pilate. It underscores the surprising turn of events where the very people who once doubted or turned away from their faith now stand in judgment against it through their actions.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 14. The Holy One, etc. See Ps 16:10. Comp. See Barnes "Ac 2:27". And the Just. The word just here denotes innocent, or one who was free from crime. It properly is used in reference to law, and denotes one who stands upright in the view of the law, or who is not chargeable with crime. In this sense the Lord Jesus was not only personally innocent, but even before his judges he stood unconvicted of any crime. The crime charged on him at first was blasphemy, Mt 26:65; and on this charge the sanhedrim had condemned him, without proof. But of this charge Pilate would not take cognizance, and hence before him they charged him with sedition, Lu 23:2.

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