John 12:42

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:

Among

They did not

Lest

1 Peter 4:12

General references

John 7:48

John 9:13

John 10:42

Bible References

Among

This man came to Jesus by night, and said to him. "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher sent from God; for no man can do these signs which you are continually doing, unless God is with him."

"Has any one of the rulers believed on him, or of the Pharisees?

Many of the Jews, therefore, who had come with Mary, and had seen what he did, believed on him;

After these things Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but in secret because of fear of the Jews, asked Pilate for permission to take the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave him leave. So he came and took the body.

They did not

"Every one, then, who will confess me before men, I also will confess before my Father who is in heaven.

"And I tell you that whoever confesses me before men, the Son of man will confess him before the angels of God;

For with the heart man believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

By this you know the Spirit of God; every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is from God;

Lest

No one, however, was speaking openly about him, for fear of the Jews. "But now I am coming to thee, and I am speaking these things while I am in the world, so that they may have my joy in all its fulness in themselves.

This his parents said because they were afraid of the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if any one should confess that he was the Christ, he should be expelled from the synagogue.

"They will excommunicate you from their synagogues; indeed the time is coming when any one who kills you will suppose that he is doing God's service.

Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and one of the maidservants came up to him and said, "You also were with Jesus, the Galilean!"

"Blessed are you when men shall hate you, And excommunicate you and reproach you, and cast out your name as evil because of the Son of man.

So they left Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been deemed worthy to suffer disgrace for the sake of the Name;

Do not think it strange, beloved, that a fiery ordeal has come to test you, as though some surprising thing had befallen you.

General references

"Has any one of the rulers believed on him, or of the Pharisees?

Then they brought the man who had been blind to the Pharisees.

And many believed on him there.