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public Opinion » Feared by » Chief priests, who feared to answer the questions of jesus
On the other hand, can we say, 'It was from men'?" For they were afraid of the people, because everybody thought that John was really a prophet.
Then they were trying to have Him arrested, but they were afraid of the people, for they knew that He aimed this story at them. And so they left Him and went away.
But if we say, 'From men,' we are afraid of the people, for they all consider John a prophet."
Then the high priests and the scribes heard of this, and they kept looking for some way to destroy Him, for they were afraid of Him, for everybody was swept off his feet at what He said.
public Opinion » Feared by » Chief preists, who feared to further persecute the disciples
So, after further threatening them, they turned them loose, because they could not find any way to punish them, on account of the people, because they all continued to praise God for what had taken place,
Then the military commander went with his attendants and brought them back, but without any violence, for they were afraid of being pelted with stones by the people.
public Opinion » Feared by » Rulers, who believed in jesus, but feared the pharisees
And yet in spite of all this, even among the leading men many came to believe in Him, but because of the Pharisees they did not own it, for fear of being turned out of the synagogue, for they loved the praise of men instead of the praise 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 now can see, or who it was that made his eyes to see. Ask him; he is of age; he can speak for himself." His parents said this, because they were afraid of the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone owned Jesus as the Christ, he should be shut out of 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 permission of Pilate to remove the body of Jesus, and Pilate granted it. So he went and removed His body.
public Opinion » Feared by » Nicodemus
He came to Jesus one night and said to Him, "Teacher, we know that you have come from God, for no one can perform the wonder-works that you are doing, unless God is with him."