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public Opinion » Feared by » Chief priests, who feared to answer the questions of jesus
Yet can we say, 'It was from men'?" For they were afraid of the people, because all the people thought John was really a prophet.
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And they tried to have him arrested, but they were afraid of the people, for they knew that the illustration was aimed at them. And they left him and went away.
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But if we say, 'From men,' we have the people to fear, for they all consider John a prophet."
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The high priests and the scribes heard of this, and they cast about for a way of destroying him, for they were afraid of him, for all the people were amazed at what he taught.
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public Opinion » Feared by » Chief preists, who feared to further persecute the disciples
But after further threats they let them go, as they could find no way to punish them, on account of the people, who were all giving honor to God for what had happened,
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Then the commander and his men went and brought them back, but without using violence, for they were afraid of being stoned by the people.
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public Opinion » Feared by » Rulers, who believed in jesus, but feared the pharisees
Yet for all that, even among the leading men, many came to believe in him, but on account of the Pharisees they would not acknowledge it, for fear of being excluded from the synagogues, for they cared more for the approval of men than for the approval of God.
public Opinion » Feared by » The parents of the man who was born blind
But we do not know how it is that he can see now, or who has made him able to see. You must ask him. He is grown up. Let him tell you about himself." His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews, for the Jews had already made an agreement that if anyone acknowledged Jesus as the Christ, he should be excluded from the synagogues.
public Opinion » Feared by » Joseph of arimathaea
After this, Joseph, of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but a secret one, because of his fear of the Jews, asked Pilate to let him remove Jesus' body, and Pilate gave him permission. So Joseph went and took the body down.
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public Opinion » Feared by » Nicodemus
This man went to Jesus one night, and said to him, "Master, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God, for no one can show the signs that you do, unless God is with him."
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