Acts 13:27

New Century Version

Those who live in Jerusalem and their leaders did not realize that Jesus was the Savior. They did not understand the words that the prophets wrote, which are read every Sabbath day. But they made them come true when they said Jesus was guilty.

Cross References

Genesis 50:20

You meant to hurt me, but God turned your evil into good to save the lives of many people, which is being done.

Matthew 22:29

Jesus answered, “You don’t understand, because you don’t know what the Scriptures say, and you don’t know about the power of God.

Luke 22:34

But Jesus said, “Peter, before the rooster crows this day, you will say three times that you don’t know me.”

Luke 23:13

Pilate called the people together with the leading priests and the rulers.

Luke 24:20

Our leaders and the leading priests handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him.

John 15:21

They will do all this to you on account of me, because they do not know the One who sent me.

John 16:3

They will do this because they have not known the Father and they have not known me.

John 5:39

You carefully study the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. They do in fact tell about me,

John 8:28

So Jesus said to them, “When you lift up the Son of Man, you will know that I am he. You will know that these things I do are not by my own authority but that I say only what the Father has taught me.

Acts 15:21

They should do these things, because for a long time in every city the law of Moses has been taught. And it is still read in the synagogue every Sabbath day.”

Acts 28:23

Paul and the people chose a day for a meeting and on that day many more of the Jews met with Paul at the place he was staying. He spoke to them all day long. Using the law of Moses and the prophets’ writings, he explained the kingdom of God, and he tried to persuade them to believe these things about Jesus.

Acts 3:17

“Brothers and sisters, I know you did those things to Jesus because neither you nor your leaders understood what you were doing.

Romans 11:25

I want you to understand this secret, brothers and sisters, so you will understand that you do not know everything: Part of Israel has been made stubborn, but that will change when many who are not Jews have come to God.

1 Corinthians 2:8

None of the rulers of this world understood it. If they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

2 Corinthians 3:14

But their minds were closed, and even today that same covering hides the meaning when they read the old agreement. That covering is taken away only through Christ.

2 Corinthians 4:4

The devil who rules this world has blinded the minds of those who do not believe. They cannot see the light of the Good News—the Good News about the glory of Christ, who is exactly like God.

1 Timothy 1:13

In the past I spoke against Christ and persecuted him and did all kinds of things to hurt him. But God showed me mercy, because I did not know what I was doing. I did not believe.