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public Opinion » Feared by » Chief priests, who feared to answer the questions of jesus
But if we say, From men--they were in fear of the people, because all took John to be truly a prophet.
And they made attempts to take him; but they were in fear of the people, because they saw that the story was against them; and they went away from him.
But if we say, From men; we are in fear of the people, because all take John to be a prophet.
And it came to the ears of the chief priests and scribes, and they took thought how they might put him to death; being in fear of him, because all the people were full of wonder at his teaching.
public Opinion » Feared by » Chief preists, who feared to further persecute the disciples
And when they had said more sharp words to them, they let them go, not seeing what punishment they might give them, because of the people; for all men were giving praise to God for what had taken place.
Then the captain and some of the police went and took them, but not violently, for fear that they might be stoned by the people.
public Opinion » Feared by » Rulers, who believed in jesus, but feared the pharisees
However, a number even of the rulers had belief in him, but because of the Pharisees they did not say so openly for fear that they might be shut out from the Synagogue: For the praise of men was dearer to them than the approval of God.
public Opinion » Feared by » The parents of the man who was born blind
But how it is he is now able to see, or who made his eyes open, we are not able to say: put the question to him; he is old enough to give an answer for himself. They said this because of their fear of the Jews: for the Jews had come to an agreement that if any man said that Jesus was the Christ he would be put out of the Synagogue.
public Opinion » Feared by » Joseph of arimathaea
After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, made a request to Pilate to let him take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate said he might do so. So he went and took away his body.
public Opinion » Feared by » Nicodemus
He came to Jesus by night and said to him, Rabbi, we are certain that you have come from God as a teacher, because no man would be able to do these signs which you do if God was not with him.