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Act 3:14. Ὑμεῖς δὲ, but ye) The four parts of the assertion are to be observed, or rather the two parts consisting of two members each: God hath glorified-, whom ye indeed delivered up-. But ye denied-whom God hath raised. For Peter states: I. The act of GOD, and the consequent act on the part of the Jews; II. The act of the Jews, and the consequent act on the part of GOD.-τὸν ἅγιον καὶ δίκαιον, the Holy and the Just One) Antonomasia [the substitution of a descriptive or appellative designation for a proper name]. He speaks of the One JESUS. He was Holy, in respect to His being the servant or minister (παῖδα, Act 3:13) of God, whom GOD hath glorified. For קדש and כבוד, Holiness (sanctity) and Glory, contain almost the same notion. The same was “the Just One” (ch. Act 7:52, Act 22:14), even in the judgment of Pilate. Moreover, the preaching (proclamation) of the Sanctity of JESUS is opposed to the opinion entertained by the multitude as to the ‘power’ of the apostles: the preaching of His Justice [His being the Just One] is opposed to the ‘piety, (εὐσεβείᾳ) imputed to them; Act 3:12.-ἠρνήσασθε, ye have denied) This verb is repeated, having regard to them in a different point of view. They denied His kingdom, Act 3:13 : they denied His sanctity and justice, Act 3:14.-ᾐτήσασθε, ye desired) Even if Pilate had offered Barabbas to you, ye ought to have besought him that Jesus should be let go.-ἄνδρα φονέα, a man a murderer) There follows a magnificent antithesis: but the Author, or Prince of life. Christ was this even before His suffering of death.