KJV ORIGINAL
Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Jesus was handed over according to God's set plan and knowing what would happen ahead of time, but you still took him and had him crucified and killed by evil people.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Even when people do terrible things, God's bigger plan is still unfolding.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The book of Acts was written by Luke, a companion of Paul, to Theophilus and a wider Gentile audience in the mid-to-late first century CE. It was written to document the early history and spread of the Christian movement from Jerusalem to Rome, detailing the actions of the
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