"And now,brethren,I knowthat you actedin ignorance,justas your rulersdid also.
And Abimelechsaid,"I do not knowwhohas donethisthing;you did not tellme, nordid I hearof it untiltoday."
But he refusedand saidto his master'swife,"Behold,with me [here], my masterdoes not concernhimself with anythingin the house,and he has putallthat he ownsin my charge.
Josephsaidto them, "Whatis thisdeedthat you have done?Do you not knowthat sucha manas I can indeedpracticedivination?"
Now when the peoplesawthat Mosesdelayedto comedownfrom the mountain,the peopleassembledaboutAaronand saidto him, "Come,makeus a godwhowill gobeforeus; as for thisMoses,the manwhobroughtus up from the landof Egypt,we do not knowwhathas becomeof him."
"Now,therefore, pleasecome,cursethispeoplefor me sincethey are toomightyfor me; perhapsI may be ableto defeatthem and drivethem out of the land.For I knowthat he whomyou blessis blessed,and he whomyou curseis cursed."
Pilatesummonedthe chief priestsand the rulersand the people,
But Jesuswas saying,"Father,forgivethem; for they do not knowwhatthey are doing."And they castlots,dividingup His garmentsamongthemselves.
"But allthese thingsthey will doto you for My name'ssake,becausethey do not knowthe One who sentMe.
"These thingsthey will dobecausethey have not knownthe FatherorMe.
They answeredhim, "You are not alsofrom Galilee,are you? Search,and seethat noprophetarisesout of Galilee."
"For thosewho livein Jerusalem,and their rulers,recognizingneither Him northe utterancesof the prophetswhich are readeverySabbath,fulfilled[these] by condemning[Him].
as alsothe high priestand allthe Council of the elderscan testify.From them I alsoreceivedlettersto the brethren,and startedoff for Damascusin order to bringeventhosewho were thereto Jerusalemas prisonersto be punished.
"So then,I thoughtto myselfthat I hadto domany thingshostileto the nameof Jesusof Nazareth.
They saidto him, "We have neitherreceivedlettersfrom Judeaconcerningyou, norhave anyof the brethrencome hereand reportedorspokenanythingbadaboutyou.
SAYINGTO AARON,'MAKEFOR US GODSWHOWILL GO BEFOREUS; FOR THISMOSESWHOLEDUS OUT OF THE LANDOF EGYPT--WE DO NOT KNOWWHATHAPPENEDTO HIM.'
Godhas not rejectedHis peoplewhomHe foreknew.Ordo you not knowwhatthe Scripturesaysin [the passage about] Elijah,howhe pleadswith GodagainstIsrael?
[the wisdom] whichnoneof the rulersof thisagehas understood;for ifthey had understoodit they would not have crucifiedthe Lordof glory;
But their mindswere hardened;for untilthis verydayat the readingof the oldcovenantthe sameveilremainsunlifted,becauseit is removedin Christ.
beingdarkenedin their understanding,excludedfrom the lifeof Godbecauseof the ignorancethat is in them, becauseof the hardnessof their heart;
But if[I am] to live[on] in the flesh,this[will mean] fruitfullaborfor me; and I do not knowwhichto choose.
even though I was formerlya blasphemerand a persecutorand a violent aggressor.YetI was shown mercybecauseI actedignorantlyin unbelief;
