John 7:13
However, no one spoke openly about him for fear of the Jewish leaders.
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- John 9:22 : 22 (His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jewish religious leaders. For the Jewish leaders had already agreed that anyone who confessed Jesus to be the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.
- John 19:38 : 38 Jesus’ Burial After this, Joseph of Arimathea, a disciple of Jesus(but secretly, because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate if he could remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he went and took the body away.
- John 20:19 : 19 Jesus’ Appearance to the Disciples On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the disciples had gathered together and locked the doors of the place because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Jesus came and stood among them and said to them,“Peace be with you.”
- Gal 2:12-13 : 12 Until certain people came from James, he had been eating with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he stopped doing this and separated himself because he was afraid of those who were pro-circumcision. 13 And the rest of the Jews also joined with him in this hypocrisy, so that even Barnabas was led astray with them by their hypocrisy.
- 2 Tim 2:9-9 : 9 for which I suffer hardship to the point of imprisonment as a criminal, but God’s message is not imprisoned! 10 So I endure all things for the sake of those chosen by God, that they too may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus and its eternal glory. 11 This saying is trustworthy: If we died with him, we will also live with him. 12 If we endure, we will also reign with him. If we deny him, he will also deny us. 13 If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, since he cannot deny himself.
- Rev 2:13 : 13 ‘I know where you live– where Satan’s throne is. Yet you continue to cling to my name and you have not denied your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was killed in your city where Satan lives.
- John 9:34 : 34 They replied,“You were born completely in sinfulness, and yet you presume to teach us?” So they threw him out.
- John 12:42-43 : 42 Nevertheless, even among the rulers many believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they would not confess Jesus to be the Christ, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue. 43 For they loved praise from men more than praise from God.
- Prov 29:25 : 25 The fear of people becomes a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD will be set on high.
- John 3:2 : 2 came to Jesus at night and said to him,“Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous signs that you do unless God is with him.”
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- John 7:9-124 verses76%
9 When he had said this, he remained in Galilee.
10 But when his brothers had gone up to the feast, then Jesus himself also went up, not openly but in secret.
11 So the Jewish leaders were looking for him at the feast, asking,“Where is he?”
12 There was a lot of grumbling about him among the crowds. Some were saying,“He is a good man,” but others,“He deceives the common people.”
- John 7:14-152 verses76%
14 Teaching in the Temple When the feast was half over, Jesus went up to the temple courts and began to teach.
15 Then the Jewish leaders were astonished and said,“How does this man know so much when he has never had formal instruction?”
- John 7:25-273 verses75%
25 Questions About Jesus’ Identity Then some of the residents of Jerusalem began to say,“Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?
26 Yet here he is, speaking publicly, and they are saying nothing to him. Do the ruling authorities really know that this man is the Christ?
27 But we know where this man comes from. Whenever the Christ comes, no one will know where he comes from.”
- John 7:1-44 verses75%
1 The Feast of Shelters After this Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He stayed out of Judea because the Jewish leaders wanted to kill him.
2 Now the Jewish Feast of Shelters was near.
3 So Jesus’ brothers advised him,“Leave here and go to Judea so your disciples may see your miracles that you are performing.
4 For no one who seeks to make a reputation for himself does anything in secret. If you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.”
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42 Nevertheless, even among the rulers many believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they would not confess Jesus to be the Christ, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue.
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20 (Jesus spoke these words near the offering box while he was teaching in the temple courts. No one seized him because his time had not yet come.)
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26 But if we say,‘From people,’ we fear the crowd, for they all consider John to be a prophet.”
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22 (His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jewish religious leaders. For the Jewish leaders had already agreed that anyone who confessed Jesus to be the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.
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32 But if we say,‘From people–’”(they feared the crowd, for they all considered John to be truly a prophet).
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20 Jesus replied,“I have spoken publicly to the world. I always taught in the synagogues and in the temple courts, where all the Jewish people assemble together. I have said nothing in secret.
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5 But they said,“Not during the feast, so that there won’t be a riot among the people.”
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2 For they said,“Not during the feast, so there won’t be a riot among the people.”
- John 11:56-572 verses71%
56 Thus they were looking for Jesus, and saying to one another as they stood in the temple courts,“What do you think? That he won’t come to the feast?”
57 (Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where Jesus was should report it, so that they could arrest him.)
- John 7:43-442 verses71%
43 So there was a division in the crowd because of Jesus.
44 Some of them were wanting to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him.
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2 The chief priests and the experts in the law were trying to find some way to execute Jesus, for they were afraid of the people.
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30 So then they tried to seize Jesus, but no one laid a hand on him, because his time had not yet come.
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18 The chief priests and the experts in the law heard it and they considered how they could assassinate him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed by his teaching.
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35 Then the Jewish leaders said to one another,“Where is he going to go that we cannot find him? He is not going to go to the Jewish people dispersed among the Greeks and teach the Greeks, is he?
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46 They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowds, because the crowds regarded him as a prophet.
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45 But they did not understand this statement; its meaning had been concealed from them, so that they could not grasp it. Yet they were afraid to ask him about this statement.
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45 But as the man went out he began to announce it publicly and spread the story widely, so that Jesus was no longer able to enter any town openly but stayed outside in remote places. Still they kept coming to him from everywhere.
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65 All their neighbors were filled with fear, and throughout the entire hill country of Judea all these things were talked about.
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28 (Now none of those present at the table understood why Jesus said this to Judas.
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32 The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things about Jesus, so the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to arrest him.
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40 For they did not dare any longer to ask him anything.
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16 But he sternly warned them not to make him known.
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30 Then he warned them not to tell anyone about him.
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54 Thus Jesus no longer went around publicly among the Judeans, but went away from there to the region near the wilderness, to a town called Ephraim, and stayed there with his disciples.
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46 The officers replied,“No one ever spoke like this man!”
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59 Then they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus was hidden from them and went out from the temple area.
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7 So they replied that they did not know where it came from.
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19 Another sharp division took place among the Jewish people because of these words.
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46 No one was able to answer him a word, and from that day on no one dared to question him any longer.
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24 The Jewish leaders surrounded him and asked,“How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
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32 But they did not understand this statement and were afraid to ask him.
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12 Now they wanted to arrest him(but they feared the crowd), because they realized that he told this parable against them. So they left him and went away.
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38 Jesus’ Burial After this, Joseph of Arimathea, a disciple of Jesus(but secretly, because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate if he could remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he went and took the body away.
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17 But to keep this matter from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name.”
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12 But he sternly ordered them not to make him known.