John 9:22

(His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that anyone who confessed him to be Christ should be excommunicated.

John 7:13

For fear of the Jews, however, nobody spoke of him in public.

John 16:2

They will excommunicate you; indeed the time is coming when anyone who kills you will imagine he is performing a service to God.

Luke 6:22

Blessed are you when men will hate you, when they will excommunicate you and denounce you and defame you as wicked on account of the Son of man;

John 9:34

They retorted, "And so you would teach us ??you, born in utter depravity!" Then they expelled him.

Luke 12:4-9

I tell you, my friends, have no fear of those who kill the body but after that can do no more;

Luke 22:56-61

A maidservant who noticed him sitting by the fire took a long look at him and said, "That fellow was with him too."

John 7:45-52

Then the attendants went back to the high priests and Pharisees, who asked them, "Why have you not brought him with you?"

John 12:42-43

Still, a number even of the authorities believed in him, though they would not confess it on account of the Pharisees, in case of being excommunicated;

John 19:38

After this, Joseph of Arimathaea, a disciple of Jesus but a secret disciple ??for fear of the Jews ??asked Pilate for permission to remove the body of Jesus. And Pilate allowed him. So he went and removed the body,

John 20:19

On the evening of that same day ??the first day of the week ??though the disciples had gathered within closed doors for fear of the Jews, Jesus entered and stood among them, saying, "Peace be with you!"

Acts 4:18

So they called the men in and ordered them not to speak or teach a single sentence about the Name of Jesus.

Acts 5:13

Though the people extolled them, not a soul from the outside dared to join them.

Acts 5:40

They gave in to him, and after summoning the apostles and giving them a flogging, they released them with instructions that they were not to speak about the name of Jesus.

Galatians 2:11-13

But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face. The man stood self-condemned.

Revelation 21:8

but as for the craven, the faithless, the abominable, as for murderers, the immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and liars of all kinds ??their lot is the lake that blazes with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."

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Summary

These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.

Bible References

Because

John 7:13
For fear of the Jews, however, nobody spoke of him in public.
John 12:42
Still, a number even of the authorities believed in him, though they would not confess it on account of the Pharisees, in case of being excommunicated;
John 19:38
After this, Joseph of Arimathaea, a disciple of Jesus but a secret disciple ??for fear of the Jews ??asked Pilate for permission to remove the body of Jesus. And Pilate allowed him. So he went and removed the body,
John 20:19
On the evening of that same day ??the first day of the week ??though the disciples had gathered within closed doors for fear of the Jews, Jesus entered and stood among them, saying, "Peace be with you!"
Luke 12:4
I tell you, my friends, have no fear of those who kill the body but after that can do no more;
Luke 22:56
A maidservant who noticed him sitting by the fire took a long look at him and said, "That fellow was with him too."
Acts 5:13
Though the people extolled them, not a soul from the outside dared to join them.
Galatians 2:11
But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face. The man stood self-condemned.
Revelation 21:8
but as for the craven, the faithless, the abominable, as for murderers, the immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and liars of all kinds ??their lot is the lake that blazes with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."

He should

John 9:34
They retorted, "And so you would teach us ??you, born in utter depravity!" Then they expelled him.
John 12:42
Still, a number even of the authorities believed in him, though they would not confess it on account of the Pharisees, in case of being excommunicated;
John 16:2
They will excommunicate you; indeed the time is coming when anyone who kills you will imagine he is performing a service to God.
Luke 6:22
Blessed are you when men will hate you, when they will excommunicate you and denounce you and defame you as wicked on account of the Son of man;
Acts 4:18
So they called the men in and ordered them not to speak or teach a single sentence about the Name of Jesus.
Acts 5:40
They gave in to him, and after summoning the apostles and giving them a flogging, they released them with instructions that they were not to speak about the name of Jesus.