Acts 13:27

“For they that dwelt at Jerusalem, and their rulers, etc.] The inhabitants of that city, and the great sanhedrim which sat there: because they knew him not; that is, either Jesus the Saviour, whom God had raised of the seed of David, and to whom John bore witness; and which must be understood, not of all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and members of the sanhedrim; for though some were ignorant, yet there were others that knew that Jesus was the Messiah, and notwithstanding rejected him; but the apostle chooses to take no notice of these, because he would not irritate and provoke, but rather of others, that were really ignorant of Christ: or else this may be understood of the Gospel, the word…”

“For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, &c.--The apostle here speaks as if the more immediate guilt of Christ's death lay with the rulers and people of the metropolis, to which he fondly hoped that those residing at such a distance as Antioch would not set their seal.”

“Because they knew him not - The statement in this verse is designed, not to reproach the Jews at Jerusalem, but to introduce the fact that Jesus had died, and had risen again. With great wisdom and tenderness, Paul speaks of the murderers of the Saviour in such a manner as not to exasperate, but, as far as possible, to mitigate their crime. There was sufficient guilt in the murder of the Son of God to fill the nation with alarm, even after all that could be said to mitigate the deed. See Acts 2:23, Acts 2:36-37. When Paul says, “They knew him not,” he means that they did not know him to be the Messiah (see 1 Corinthians 2:8); they were ignorant of the true meaning of the prophecies of the…”

“For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers - He here anticipates a strong objection, "Why did not they at Jerusalem, and especially their rulers, believe?" They know not him, because they understood not those very prophets whom they read or heard continually. Their very condemning him, innocent as he was, proves that they understood not the prophecies concerning him. Acts 13:29”

“because: Act 3:17; Luk 22:34; Joh 8:28, Joh 15:21, Joh 16:3; Rom 11:8-10, Rom 11:25; Co1 2:8; Co2 3:14, Co2 4:4; Ti1 1:13 nor: Mat 22:29; Luk 24:25-27, Luk 24:44, Luk 24:45 which: Act 13:14, Act 13:15, Act 15:21 they have: Act 26:22, Act 26:23, Act 28:23; Gen 50:20; Mat 26:54-56; Luk 24:20, Luk 24:24; Joh 19:28-30; Joh 19:36, Joh 19:37 Acts 13:28”