"For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which …" — Acts 13:27

Acts 13:27 · KJV

“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 13:27

Verse 26

Men {and} brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

Verse 28

And though they found no cause of death {in him}, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.

Acts 13 — Context

And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not {he}. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of {his} feet I am not worthy to loose.

Men {and} brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

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}.

And though they found no cause of death {in him}, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.

And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took {him} down from the tree, and laid {him} in a sepulchre.

Cross References

Acts 3:17

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

Acts 26:22-23

Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:

Romans 11:25

For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. {blindness: or, hardness}

Acts 15:21

For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.

Luke 24:24-27

And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found {it} even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.

Luke 24:20

And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.

1 Corinthians 2:8

Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known {it}, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

2 Corinthians 4:4

In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.