Proverbs 29:25
25 aThe fear of man lays a snare,but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.
John 3:2
2This man came to Jesus ▼▼Greek him
cby night and said to him, d“Rabbi, ewe know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do funless God is with him.” John 9:22
22(His parents said these things gbecause they feared the Jews, for hthe Jews had already agreed that if anyone should iconfess Jesus ▼▼Greek him
to be Christ, khe was to be put out of the synagogue.) John 9:34
34They answered him, l“You were born in utter sin, and would you teach us?” And they mcast him out.John 12:42-43
42Nevertheless, nmany even of the authorities believed in him, but ofor fear of the Pharisees they did not pconfess it, so that they would not be qput out of the synagogue; 43 rfor they loved the glory that comes from man more than the glory that comes from God.John 19:38
Jesus Is Buried
38 sAfter these things Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly tfor 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.John 20:19
Jesus Appears to the Disciples
19 uOn the evening vof that day, the first day of the week, wthe doors being locked where the disciples were xfor fear of the Jews, ▼▼Greek Ioudaioi probably refers here to Jewish religious leaders, and others under their influence, in that time
Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, z“Peace be with you.” Galatians 2:12-13
12For before certain men came from James, aahe was eating with the Gentiles; but when they came he drew back and separated himself, fearing abthe circumcision party. ▼▼Or fearing those of the circumcision
13And the rest of the Jews acted hypocritically along with him, so that even Barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy.
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