Acts 3:17 "Now, fellow Israelites, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
"Now, fellow Israelites, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.

English Standard Version
“And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers.

New American Standard Bible
"And now, brethren, I know that you acted in ignorance, just as your rulers did also.

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

Holman Christian Standard 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.

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

Douay-Rheims Bible
And now, brethren, I know that you did it through ignorance, as did also your rulers.

Darby Bible Translation
And now, brethren, I know that ye did it in ignorance, as also your rulers;

Young's Literal Translation
And now, brethren, I have known that through ignorance ye did it, as also your rulers;

Cross References

Luke 23:13
And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people,

Luke 23:34
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

John 15:21
But all these things will they do to you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.

John 16:3
And these things will they do to you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.

Acts 13:27
For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.

Acts 22:5
As also the high priest does bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound to Jerusalem, for to be punished.

Acts 26:9
I truly thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

Acts 28:21
And they said to him, We neither received letters out of Judaea concerning you, neither any of the brothers that came showed or spoke any harm of you.

Ephesians 4:18
Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

3:12-18 Observe the difference in the manner of working the miracles. Our Lord always spoke as having Almighty power, never hesitated to receive the greatest honour that was given to him on account of his Divine miracles. But the apostles referred all to their Lord, and refused to receive any honour, except as his undeserving instruments. This shows that Jesus was one with the Father, and co-equal with Him; while the apostles knew that they were weak, sinful men, and dependent for every thing on Jesus, whose power effected the cure. Useful men must be very humble. Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but to thy name, give glory. Every crown must be cast at the feet of Christ. The apostle showed the Jews the greatness of their crime, but would not anger or drive them to despair. Assuredly, those who reject, refuse, or deny Christ, do it through ignorance; but this can in no case be an excuse.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

17-21. And now, brethren—Our preacher, like his Master, "will not break the bruised reed." His heaviest charges are prompted by love, which now hastens to assuage the wounds it was necessary to inflict.

I wot—"know."

through ignorance ye did it—(See marginal references, Lu 23:34; Ac 13:27; 26:9).