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 come from God; for no one could give such signs as you are giving, unless God were with him."

"Have any of our leading men believed in him, or any of the Pharisees?

In consequence of this, many of the Jews, who had come to visit Mary and had seen what Jesus did, learned to believe in him.

After this, Joseph of Ramah, a disciple of Jesus--but a secret one, owing to his fear of the Jews--begged Pilate's permission to remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him leave; so Joseph went and removed the body.

They did not

Every one, therefore, who shall acknowledge me before his fellow men, I, too, will acknowledge before my Father who is in Heaven;

Every one, I tell you, who shall acknowledge me before his fellow men, the Son of Man, also, will acknowledge before God's angels;

For with their hearts men believe and so attain to righteousness, while with their lips they make their Profession of Faith and so find Salvation.

This is the way by which to know the inspiration of God--All inspiration that acknowledges Jesus Christ as come in our human nature is from God;

Lest

No one, however, spoke freely about him, for fear of the Jews.

His parents spoke in this way because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that, if any one should acknowledge Jesus as the Christ, he should be expelled from their synagogues.

They will expel you from their Synagogues; indeed the time is coming when any one who kills you will think that he is making an offering to God.

Peter, meanwhile, was sitting outside in the courtyard; and a maidservant came up to him, and exclaimed: "Why, you were with Jesus the Galilean!"

Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they expel you from among them, and taunt you, and reject your Name as an evil thing--on account of the Son of Man.

But the Apostles left the Council, rejoicing that they had been thought worthy to suffer disgrace for that Name;

Dear friends, do not be astonished at the fiery trials that you are passing through, to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.

General references

"Have any of our leading men believed in him, or any of the Pharisees?

They took the man, who had been blind, to the Pharisees.

And many learned to believe in Jesus there.