Acts 13:27
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27 The inhabitants of Jerusalem and their leaders failed to recognize him, and by condemning him they fulfilled the oracles of the prophets that are read sabbath after sabbath.
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Luke 23:34
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34 [Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, they know not what they do.”][a] They divided his garments by casting lots.(A)
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1 Corinthians 2:8
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8 and which none of the rulers of this age[a] knew; for, if they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
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- 2:8 The rulers of this age: this suggests not only the political leaders of the Jews and Romans under whom Jesus was crucified (cf. Acts 4:25–28) but also the cosmic powers behind them (cf. Eph 1:20–23; 3:10). They would not have crucified the Lord of glory: they became the unwitting executors of God’s plan, which will paradoxically bring about their own conquest and submission (1 Cor 15:24–28).
1 Timothy 1:13
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13 I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and an arrogant man, but I have been mercifully treated because I acted out of ignorance in my unbelief.(A)
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