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Acts 3:17

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

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ASV

And now, brethren, I know that in ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.

KJV

And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.

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13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
καὶkaiAndG2532 →
νῦν,nunnow,G3568 →
ἀδελφοί,adelphoibrothers,G80 →
οἶδαoidaI know
ὅτιhotithatG3754 →
κατὰkatainG2596 →
ἄγνοιανagnoianignoranceG52 →
ἐπράξατε,epraxateyou acted,G4238 →
ὥσπερhōsperasG5618 →
καὶkaialsoG2532 →
οἱhoitheG3588 →
ἄρχοντεςarchontesrulersG758 →
ὑμῶν·humōnof you;G4771 →

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Luke 23:34Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.Acts 13:27The 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.1 Corinthians 2:8None of the rulers of this age understood it. For if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.John 16:3They will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me.1 Timothy 1:13I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.Romans 11:2God 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:John 7:26–27Yet here He is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying anything to Him. Have the rulers truly recognized that this is the Christ?Acts 26:9So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.2 Corinthians 3:14But 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.1 Kings 1:18But now, behold, Adonijah has become king, and you, my lord the king, did not know it.1 Kings 12:15So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from the LORD, to fulfill the word He had spoken to Jeroboam son of Nebat through Ahijah the Shilonite.John 15:21But they will treat you like this because of My name, since they do not know the One who sent Me.Numbers 15:27Also, if one person sins unintentionally, he is to present a year-old female goat as a sin offering.Genesis 39:8But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care.John 7:52“Aren’t you also from Galilee?” they replied. “Look into it, and you will see that no prophet comes out of Galilee.”Genesis 21:26Abimelech replied, “I do not know who has done this. You did not tell me, so I have not heard about it until today.”Numbers 15:24–31and if it was done unintentionally without the knowledge of the congregation, then the whole congregation is to prepare one young bull as a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD, with its grain offering and drink offering according to the regulation, and one male goat as a sin offering.Numbers 22:6So please come now and put a curse on this people, because they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I may be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land; for I know that those you bless are blessed, and those you curse are cursed.”

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