Acts 3:17

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Summary

Acts 3:17

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

Wot

Through

General references

Numbers 15:27

John 16:9

Bible References

Wot

saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us; for as for this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.

And Abimelech said, I know not who has done this thing; neither didst thou tell me, neither have I heard of it, but today.

But he refused and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master does not know what is with me in the house, and he has committed all that he has to my hand;

And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? Know ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?

And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron and said unto him, Rise up, make us gods which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.

Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people, for they are too mighty for me; peradventure I shall be able to smite them and drive them out of the land; for I know that he whom thou blessest shall be blessed, and he whom thou cursest shall be cursed.

God has not cast away his people whom he knew beforehand. Know ye not what the scripture says of Elijah? how speaking to God against Israel, he said,

But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour, yet I do not know what to choose.

Through

For those that dwell at Jerusalem and their princes, because they knew him not nor yet the voices of the prophets who are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.

then it shall be, if the sin was committed by ignorance without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bullock as a burnt offering, for an acceptable savour unto the LORD with its present and its drink offering, according to the law, and one he goat as the sin.

Then Jesus said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment and cast lots.

But, behold, he speaks boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Have the rulers truly understood that this is indeed the Christ?

And they will do these things unto you because they do not know the Father, nor me.

which none of the princes of this age knew (for had they known it, they would never have crucified the Lord of glory).

(And thus their senses became hardened, for until this day remains the same veil not uncovered in the reading of the old testament, which veil is taken away in Christ.

who was before a blasphemer and a persecutor and injurious, but I was received unto mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

General references

And if any person sins through ignorance, then he shall bring a she goat of the first year as the sin.

of sin, because they do not believe in me;