Judges 6:27
27So Gideon took ten men of his servants and did as the Lord had told him. But because he was too afraid of his family and the men of the town to do it by day, he did it by night.Isaiah 51:7
7 a“Listen to me, you who know righteousness,the people bin whose heart is my law;
cfear not the reproach of man,
nor be dismayed at their revilings.
John 7:50-51
50 dNicodemus, who had gone to him before, and who was one of them, said to them, 51 e“Does our law judge a man without first fgiving him a hearing and learning what he does?”John 12:42-43
42Nevertheless, gmany even of the authorities believed in him, but hfor fear of the Pharisees they did not iconfess it, so that they would not be jput out of the synagogue; 43 kfor they loved the glory that comes from man more than the glory that comes from God.John 19:38-39
Jesus Is Buried
38 lAfter these things Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly mfor fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took away his body. 39 nNicodemus also, who earlier had come to Jesus ▼▼Greek him
by night, came pbringing a mixture of qmyrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds ▼▼Greek one hundred litras; a litra (or Roman pound) was equal to about 11 1/2 ounces or 327 grams
in weight. Philippians 1:14
14And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold sto speak the word ▼▼Some manuscripts add of God
without fear.
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