Thematic Bible: Secret discipleship, examples of
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And after this, Joseph of Arimathea—a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews—asked Pilate to let him take away the body of Jesus; and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took away His body.
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Yet no one was speaking out openly and freely about Him for fear of [the leaders of] the Jews.
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Now there was a certain man among the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler (a leader, an authority) among the Jews, Who came to Jesus at night and said to Him, Rabbi, we know and are certain that You have come from God [as] a Teacher; for no one can do these signs (these wonderworks, these miracles -- "and produce the proofs) that You do unless God is with him.
Nevertheless, even many of the leading men believed in Him [as Savior and Messiah], but because of the Pharisees they would not confess it, for fear that [if they acknowledged Him openly] they would be put out of the synagogue (excommunicated);
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Related Topics
- Asking Permission
- Commitment, to Jesus Christ
- Cowardice
- Disfellowship
- Excommunication
- Faith, Growth In
- Fear Of Enemies
- Fear Of Man
- Fear, Of Persecution
- Fearing Other People