Luke 12:48

“If the guilty person deserves to be beaten, the judge shall make them lie down and have them flogged in his presence with the number of lashes the crime deserves. But the judge must not impose more than forty lashes.”

Relates to proportionate punishment.

“Jesus said, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”

Highlights the idea that knowledge influences responsibility.

“even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief”

Illustrates how ignorance can mitigate culpability.

“If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.”

Connects knowledge and the responsibility to act accordingly.

“In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.”

Speaks of God's response to ignorance and the call to repentance.