'Secretly' in the Bible
Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.
Then Herod secretly called the wise men, and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared.
When she had said this, she went away, and called Mary, her sister, secretly, saying, "The Teacher is here, and is calling you."
After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away Jesus' body. Pilate gave him permission. He came therefore and took away his body.
Then they secretly induced men to say, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God."
But Paul said to them, "They have beaten us publicly, without a trial, men who are Romans, and have cast us into prison! Do they now release us secretly? No, most certainly, but let them come themselves and bring us out!"
This was because of the false brothers secretly brought in, who stole in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage;
But false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.
For there are certain men who crept in secretly, even those who were long ago written about for this condemnation: ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into indecency, and denying our only Master, God, and Lord, Jesus Christ.