17 Bible Verses about Public Opinion

And Pilate, wishing to do the multitude a favor, released unto them Barabbas.And having scourged Jesus, he delivered Him up that He should be crucified.

Pilate having called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, said to them, You have brought to me this man, as revolutionizing the people: and behold, I, judging Him before you, found nothing in this man criminal of those things which you accuse against Him. But Herod did not: for he sent Him back to us; and behold, nothing worthy of death has been done by Him. read more.
Therefore having scourged Him, I will release Him. OMITTED TEXT And they unanimously cried out, saying, Take Him away, and release unto us Barabbas: who had been cast into prison on account of certain sedition made in the city, and murder. Then Pilate again called to them, wishing to release Jesus. And they continued to shout aloud, saying, Crucify Him, crucify Him. And he spoke to them the third time, For what evil hath He done? I found nothing in Him worthy of death: therefore having scourged Him, I will release Him. And they continued to lay on with great voices, demanding that He should be crucified: and the voices of them and the high priests continued to grow stronger. And Pilate decided that their request should be granted. And released him who on account of sedition and murder had been cast into prison, and delivered up Jesus according to their wish.

And the governor said, For what evil hath He done? And they continued to cry out more vociferously, saying, Let Him be crucified. And Pilate seeing that he profits nothing, but rather an uproar supervenes, having taken water, washed his hands in the presence of the multitude, saying, For I am free from the blood of this just one: you shall see to it. And all the people responding said, His blood be upon us, and upon our children. read more.
Then he released unto them Barabbas.And having scourged Jesus, delivered Him up that He should be crucified. Then the soldiers of the governor taking Jesus into the judgment hall, gathered to Him the whole band.

Pilate says to Him, What is truth? And saying this, again he went out to the Jews, and speaks to them, I find no crime in Him. There is a custom to you, that I release unto you one during the passover. Then do you wish that I may release unto you the King of the Jews?

Again Pilate went out, and speaks to them, Behold, I lead Him out to you, in order that you may know that I find no fault. Then Jesus came out, bearing the thorny crown and purple robe. And he says to them, Behold, the man! Then when the high priest and officers saw Him, they cried out, Crucify Him, crucify Him. Pilate says to them, You take Him, and crucify Him: for I find nothing criminal in Him. read more.
And the Jews responded, We have a law, and according to law He ought to die, because He made Himself the Son of God. Then when Pilate heard this word, he feared the more; then he went again into the judgment hall, and speaks to Jesus, Whence art thou? And Jesus gave him no answer. Pilate says to Him, Do you not speak to me? Do you not know that I have power to release you, and I have power to crucify you? Jesus responded, Thou hast no power against me, unless it was given to thee from above: on this account the one having betrayed me to thee has the greater sin. After this Pilate still sought to release Him: but the Jews continued to cry out, saying, If you release Him, you are not the friend of Caesar: every one making himself king speaks against Caesar. Then Pilate hearing these words, led out Jesus, and sat down on the tribunal, in the place called Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha. And it was the preparation of the passover: and was about the sixth hour. And he says to the Jews, Behold, your King!

Do you think that I have come to give peace on the earth? I say unto you, Nay, but division.

And there was much murmuring in the crowd concerning Him: some indeed were saying, That He is good; others were saying, No, but He deceives the multitude.

Then there was a schism in the crowd on account of Him:

Then certain ones of the Pharisees said, This man is not with God, because He does not keep the Sabbath. Others said, How is a wicked man able to do such miracles? And there was a division among them.

Again there was a schism among the Jews on account of these words.

But if we may say, From men; they feared the people: for all held John that he was a prophet.

And they were seeking to arrest Him; and they feared the multitude; for they knew that He spoke the parable against them. And leaving Him they went away.

But if we may say, From men: we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.

And the scribes and high priests heard Him, seeking how they might destroy Him: for they feared Him, because all the multitude were delighted with His teaching.

And Jesus having come into the regions of Caesarea Philippi, asked His disciples, saying, Whom do the people say that I, the Son of man, am?

It came to pass, while He was praying alone, His disciples came to Him. And He asked them, saying, Whom do the multitudes say that I am?

And Festus, wishing to confer a gratification on the Jews, responding to Paul, said, Are you willing, having gone up to Jerusalem, there to be judged by me concerning these things?

But two years having passed away Felix received Porcius Festus as his successor: and Felix, wishing to confer on the Jews a favor, left Paul bound.

And they having threatened them, in addition sent them away, finding nothing to the end that they can punish them, on account of the people, because all continued to glorify God over that which had taken place;

Then the captain along with the officers, having gone away, led them, not with violence, for they feared the people lest they might be stoned.

Nevertheless indeed many of the rulers also believed on Him; but they were not confessing Him on account of the Pharisees, in order that they might not be put out of the synagogues: for they loved the glory of the people more than the glory of God.

And wishing to kill him, he feared the multitude, because they esteemed him as a prophet.

And Peter was sitting without in the court. And a certain maidservant came to him, saying, Truly, thou wast with Jesus the Galilean. And he denied before all, I know not what you say. And another maidservant saw him, having come to the gate, and says to them there, This man was with Jesus the Nazarene. read more.
And again he denied with an oath, I know not the man. And after a little the bystanders coming to Peter, said, Truly, thou art also one of them, for indeed thy speech betrays thee. Then he began to anathematize and to swear, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew. And Peter remembered the word of Jesus having spoken to him, That before the cock shall crow, thou wilt deny me thrice. And having gone out, he wept bitterly.

but how he now sees, we know not; nor who opened his eyes, we know not: ask him; he has majority; he will speak for himself. And his parents said these things, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had already stipulated, that if any one should confess Him to be Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.

And when Cephas came into Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to blame. For before certain ones came from James, he was eating along with the Gentiles: but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision. And the rest of the Jews also reciprocated with him; so that even Barnabas was led away by their dissimulation. read more.
But when I saw that they are not walking uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in the presence of all, If you being a Jew are living like the Gentiles and not like the Jews, how do you compel the Gentiles to judaize?

After these things, Joseph from Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but having been hidden on account of the fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take the body of Jesus. And Pilate permitted. Then he came and took the body of Jesus.

No one indeed was speaking openly concerning Him on account of the fear of the Jews.

And seeing that it is pleasing to the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also: and those were the days of the unleavened bread:

And the king being grieved exceedingly; on account of his oaths, and those sitting with him, was not willing to reject her.

And seeing that it is pleasing to the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also: and those were the days of the unleavened bread:

So many as wish to make a fair show in the flesh, these compel you to be circumcised; only that they do not suffer persecution on account of the cross of Christ.

Paul wished him to go out with him; and having taken him circumcised him on account of the Jews who were in those places: for they all knew his father that he was a Greek.

the same came to Him by night, and said to Him, Rabbi, we know that thou hast come a teacher from God; for no one is able to do these miracles, which thou art doing, unless God may he with him.