Acts 3:17 Cross References

Acts 3:17

17: "Friends, I realize that what you did to Jesus was done in ignorance; and the same can be said of your leaders.

Jesus said, "Father, forgive these people, because they don't know what they are doing." And the soldiers gambled for his clothes by throwing dice.

The people in Jerusalem and their leaders fulfilled prophecy by condemning Jesus to death. They didn't recognize him or realize that he is the one the prophets had written about, though they hear the prophets' words read every Sabbath.

"I used to believe that I ought to do everything I could to oppose the followers of Jesus of Nazareth.

But the rulers of this world have not understood it; if they had, they would never have crucified our glorious Lord.

even though I used to scoff at the name of Christ. I hunted down his people, harming them in every way I could. But God had mercy on me because I did it in ignorance and unbelief.

But the people's minds were hardened, and even to this day whenever the old covenant is being read, a veil covers their minds so they cannot understand the truth. And this veil can be removed only by believing in Christ.

No, God has not rejected his own people, whom he chose from the very beginning. Do you remember what the Scriptures say about this? Elijah the prophet complained to God about the people of Israel and said,

"This is the first I've heard of it," Abimelech said. "And I have no idea who is responsible. Why didn't you say something about this before?"

"What were you trying to do?" Joseph demanded. "Didn't you know that a man such as I would know who stole it?"

Please come and curse them for me because they are so numerous. Then perhaps I will be able to conquer them and drive them from the land. I know that blessings fall on the people you bless. I also know that the people you curse are doomed."

They replied, "Are you from Galilee, too? Search the Scriptures and see for yourself--no prophet ever comes from Galilee!"

But Joseph refused. "Look," he told her, "my master trusts me with everything in his entire household.

When Moses failed to come back down the mountain right away, the people went to Aaron. "Look," they said, "make us some gods who can lead us. This man Moses, who brought us here from Egypt, has disappeared. We don't know what has happened to him."

They told Aaron, 'Make us some gods who can lead us, for we don't know what has become of this Moses, who brought us out of Egypt.'

But here he is, speaking in public, and they say nothing to him. Can it be that our leaders know that he really is the Messiah?
But how could he be? For we know where this man comes from. When the Messiah comes, he will simply appear; no one will know where he comes from."

If the mistake was done unintentionally, and the community was unaware of it, the whole community must present a young bull for a burnt offering. It will be pleasing to the LORD, and it must be offered along with the prescribed grain offering and drink offering and with one male goat for a sin offering.
With it the priest will make atonement for the whole community of Israel, and they will be forgiven. For it was an unintentional sin, and they have corrected it with their offering given to the LORD by fire and by their sin offering.
The whole community of Israel will be forgiven, including the foreigners living among you, for the entire population was involved in the sin.
"If the unintentional sin is committed by an individual, the guilty person must bring a one-year-old female goat for a sin offering.
The priest will make atonement for the guilty person before the LORD, and that person will be forgiven.

Yet if I live, that means fruitful service for Christ. I really don't know which is better.

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