Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
"And now brothers, I know that [both] you and your [Jewish] rulers acted in ignorance [of what you were really doing].
New American Standard Bible
“And now, brethren, I know that you acted
King James Version
And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.
Holman Bible
“And now, brothers, I know that you did it in ignorance, just as your leaders also did.
International Standard Version
"And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance like your leaders.
A Conservative Version
And now, brothers, I know that ye did it from ignorance, as also your rulers.
American Standard Version
And now, brethren, I know that in ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.
Amplified
“Now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance [not fully aware of what you were doing], just as your rulers did also.
Anderson New Testament
And now, brethren, I know that through ignorance you did this, as did also your rulers.
Bible in Basic English
And now, my brothers, I am conscious that you did this, as did your rulers, without knowledge.
Common New Testament
And now, brethren, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and now, brethren, I know it was through ignorance, that both you and your rulers, have acted thus.
Darby Translation
And now, brethren, I know that ye did it in ignorance, as also your rulers;
Godbey New Testament
And now, brethren, I know that you did it through ignorance, as did your rulers also;
Goodspeed New Testament
Yet I know, brothers, that you did not know what you were doing, any more than your leaders did;
John Wesley New Testament
And now, brethren, I know that thro' ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.
Julia Smith Translation
And now, brethren, I know that ye did in ignorance, as also your rulers.
King James 2000
And now, brethren, I know that through ignorance you did it, as did also your rulers.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, just as your rulers did also.
Modern King James verseion
And now, brothers, I know that you did it through ignorance, as also your rulers did.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And now, brethren, I know well that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your heads.
Moffatt New Testament
Now I know, brothers, that you acted in ignorance, like your rulers ??18 though this was how God fulfilled what he had announced beforehand by the lips of all the prophets, namely the sufferings of his Christ.
Montgomery New Testament
"And now, brothers, I know that you did it in ignorance, as did also your rulers.
NET Bible
And now, brothers, I know you acted in ignorance, as your rulers did too.
New Heart English Bible
"Now, brothers, I know that you did this in ignorance, as did also your rulers.
Noyes New Testament
And now, brethren, I know that ye acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers.
Sawyer New Testament
And now, brothers, I know that you did it without knowledge, as did also your rulers;
The Emphasized Bible
And now brethren, I know that by way of ignorance ye acted, - just as even your rulers.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And now, brethren, I know that through ignorance ye did this deed, as did also your rulers.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And yet, my Brothers, I know that you acted as you did from ignorance, and your rulers also.
Webster
And now, brethren, I know that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.
Weymouth New Testament
"And now, brethren, I know that it was in ignorance that you did it, as was the case with your rulers also.
Williams New Testament
"And yet, I know, brothers, that you did not realize what you were doing, any more than your leaders did.
World English Bible
"Now, brothers, I know that you did this in ignorance, as did also your rulers.
Worrell New Testament
"And now, brethren, I know that in ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers;
Worsley New Testament
And now, brethren, I know that ye did it through ignorance, as did also your rulers:
Youngs Literal Translation
And now, brethren, I have known that through ignorance ye did it, as also your rulers;
Themes
Christian ministers » Faithful » Apostles
Courage » Instances of personal bravery » Peter and other disciples
Ignorance » Of God's word » Sins of
The Providence of God » The wicked made to promote the designs of
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 3:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Peter Preaches In The Temple
16 And by [means of] the name [of Jesus], that is, by faith in the [power of His] name, this [crippled] man, whom you now see and know, was healed. Yes, it is the faith that comes through Jesus that is responsible for this man's perfect health, as you now all see. 17 "And now brothers, I know that [both] you and your [Jewish] rulers acted in ignorance [of what you were really doing]. 18 But this is the way God fulfilled the things which He had predicted through the prophets about the suffering of Christ.
Names
Cross References
Luke 23:34
Then Jesus called out, "Father, forgive these people [i.e., the ones responsible for crucifying Him], for they do not know [i.e., realize] what they are doing." Then the soldiers [See John 19:23] divided Jesus' clothing among them by gambling for them.
Acts 13:27
For the people living in Jerusalem, together with their ruling officials, did not understand [that Jesus was the Messiah] or what the message of the prophets, which is read every Sabbath day, really meant. So, [because of this] they [actually] made these Scripture predictions come true by condemning Jesus.
John 16:3
And they will do these things because they have not known [either] the Father or me.
1 Corinthians 2:8
None of the rulers of this age knew about this [divine] wisdom, for if they had [known it], they would not have crucified the glorious Lord [i.e., Jesus].
1 Timothy 1:13
[even] though I had previously spoken against Christ, and persecuted [Christians] and acted outrageously. However, I obtained mercy because I acted out of ignorance, not believing [in Christ].
John 7:26-27
And look, he is speaking openly and they are not saying anything to him [about it]. Can it be that the [Jewish] authorities know that he really is the Messiah [i.e., the Christ, God's specially chosen one]?
John 7:52
They answered him, "Are you from Galilee, too? Search [the Scriptures], and you will see that no prophet will come from Galilee." [Note: They were probably referring to "the prophet" predicted to come by Moses. Deut. 18:15]. {{Most ancient manuscripts do not contain the section from 7:53 through 8:11, or else place it elsewhere in the book.
Acts 7:40
They said to Aaron [i.e., Moses' brother], 'Make gods to lead us, because we do not know what happened to this Moses who led us when we first left the country of Egypt.'
Acts 26:9
I truly thought within myself [that it was right] to do many things which were opposed to the name of Jesus from Nazareth.
Romans 11:2
God did not reject His people whom He knew previously. Or, do you not know what the Scriptures say in the passage where Elijah pleads with God against Israel?
2 Corinthians 3:14
But the minds of the Israelites became dull for, to this very day, the same veil remains on them [i.e., figuratively] when the Old Agreement [Scriptures] are read. It is not being revealed to them that the Old Agreement is being abolished by Christ [i.e., by His death on the cross. See Col. 2:14].
Philippians 1:22
But if [continuing] to live in my body means accomplishing more work [for Christ], then I do not know which to choose.