^3:13The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,³⁴ the God of our forefathers,³⁵ has glorified³⁶ his servant³⁷ Jesus, whom you handed over and rejected³⁸ in the presence of Pilate after he had decided³⁹ to release him. ^3:14But you rejected⁴⁰ the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a man who was a murderer be released to you.

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Footnotes

34 The repetition of ὁ θεός (ho theos, “God”) before the names of Isaac and Jacob is found in 𝔓74 א C (A D without article) 36 104 1175 lat. The omission of the second and third ὁ θεός is supported by B E Ψ 33 1739 𝔐 . The other time that Exod 3:6 is quoted in Acts (7:32) the best witnesses also lack the repeated ὁ θεός, but the three other times this OT passage is quoted in the NT the full form, with the thrice-mentioned θεός, is used (Matt 22:32; Mark 12:26; Luke 20:37). Scribes would be prone to conform the wording here to the ; the longer reading is thus most likely not authentic. has the words in brackets, indicating doubts as to their authenticity.
35 Or “ancestors”; Grk “fathers.” The reference to the God of the patriarchs is a reminder that God is the God of the nation and of promises. The phrase God of our forefathers is from the Hebrew scriptures (Exod 3:6, 15–16; 4:5; see also the Jewish prayer known as “The Eighteen Benedictions”). Once again, event has led to explanation, or what is called the “sign and speech” pattern.
36 Has glorified. Jesus is alive, raised and active, as the healing illustrates so dramatically how God honors him.
37 His servant. The term servant has messianic connotations given the context of the promise, the note of suffering, and the titles and functions noted in vv. 14–15.
38 Or “denied,” “disowned.”
39 This genitive absolute construction could be understood as temporal (“when he had decided”) or concessive (“although he had decided”).
40 Or “denied,” “disowned.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus, whom you delivered over and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him. But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed him over to be killed, and you disowned him before Pilate, though he had decided to let him go. You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our ancestors, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and denied before Pilate, though he had decided to release him. You denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked to have a murderer released to you.

NLTNew Living Translation

For it is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—the God of all our ancestors—who has brought glory to his servant Jesus by doing this. This is the same Jesus whom you handed over and rejected before Pilate, despite Pilate’s decision to release him. You rejected this holy, righteous one and instead demanded the release of a murderer.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and denied in the presence of Pilate, after he had decided to release him. But you denied the Holy and Righteous One and demanded that a man—a murderer—be granted to you.

KJV 1900King James Version

The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go. But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;

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