Acts 3:15

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

Key Reflection

In Acts 3:15, Peter accuses the people of denying Jesus, describing him as both holy and righteous—a reference to his divine nature and moral perfection. By requesting Barabbas instead, they symbolically rejected salvation in favor of worldly justice, highlighting the tragic consequences of choosing temporary desires over eternal truth.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 15. And killed the Prince of life. The word rendered prince denotes, properly, a military leader or commander. Hence, in Heb 2:10, it is translated captain: "It became him--to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings." As a captain or commander leads on to victory, and is said to obtain it, so the word comes to denote one who is the cause, the author, the procurer, etc. In this sense it is used: Ac 5:31, "Him hath God exalted to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel," etc.

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