Joh 12:42-43 | Family | STEP | Many believed on him ; were convinced that he was the Messiah. Did not confess him ; did not openly declare their belief. The regarding of the praise of men more than the praise of God, while it may consist with a speculative conviction that Jesus is the Christ, is incompatible with that hearty obedience to him which is essential to salvation: men cannot at the same time continue them both, and should, without delay, through the grace of God, renounce the one and perform the other.

John 12:42-43

Many believed on him; were convinced that he was the Messiah.

Did not confess him; did not openly declare their belief. The regarding of the praise of men more than the praise of God, while it may consist with a speculative conviction that Jesus is the Christ, is incompatible with that hearty obedience to him which is essential to salvation: men cannot at the same time continue them both, and should, without delay, through the grace of God, renounce the one and perform the other.