John 7:26
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26 And here he is, speaking openly, but they say nothing to him! Can it be that the authorities really know that this is the Messiah?[a]
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- 7.26 Or the Christ
John 7:48
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48 Has any one of the authorities or of the Pharisees believed in him?(A)
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2 Timothy 1:7-8
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7 for God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline.(A)
8 Do not be ashamed, then, of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel, in the power of God,(B)
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Philippians 1:14
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14 and most of the brothers and sisters, having been made confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, dare to speak the word[a] with greater boldness and without fear.
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- 1.14 Other ancient authorities read word of God
Ephesians 6:19-20
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19 Pray also for me, so that when I speak a message may be given to me to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,[a](A) 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it boldly, as I must speak.(B)
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- 6.19 Other ancient authorities lack of the gospel
Acts 4:13
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13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were uneducated and ordinary men, they were amazed and recognized them as companions of Jesus.(A)
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John 12:42
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42 Nevertheless many, even of the authorities, believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess it, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue,(A)
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John 11:47-53
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47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the council and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.(A) 48 If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and destroy both our holy place[a] and our nation.” 49 But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all!(B) 50 You do not understand that it is better for you to have one man die for the people than to have the whole nation destroyed.”(C) 51 He did not say this on his own, but being high priest that year he prophesied that Jesus was about to die for the nation, 52 and not for the nation only, but to gather into one the dispersed children of God. 53 So from that day on they planned to put him to death.(D)
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- 11.48 Or our temple; Gk our place
John 9:22
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22 His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that anyone who confessed Jesus[a] to be the Messiah[b] would be put out of the synagogue.(A)
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Luke 7:30
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30 But the Pharisees and the experts in the law, not having been baptized by him, rejected God’s purpose for themselves.)(A)
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Matthew 22:16
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16 So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach the way of God in accordance with truth, and show deference to no one, for you do not regard people with partiality.(A)
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Isaiah 50:7-8
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7 The Lord God helps me;
therefore I have not been disgraced;
therefore I have set my face like flint,
and I know that I shall not be put to shame;(A)
8 he who vindicates me is near.
Who will contend with me?
Let us stand in court together.
Who are my adversaries?
Let them confront me.(B)
Isaiah 42:4
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4 He will not grow faint or be crushed
until he has established justice in the earth,
and the coastlands wait for his teaching.(A)
Proverbs 28:1
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28 The wicked flee when no one pursues,
but the righteous are as bold as a lion.(A)
Psalm 71:15-16
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15 My mouth will tell of your righteous acts,
of your deeds of salvation all day long,
though their number is past my knowledge.(A)
16 I will come praising the mighty deeds of the Lord God;
I will praise your righteousness, yours alone.(B)
Psalm 40:9-10
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9 I have told the glad news of deliverance
in the great congregation;
see, I have not restrained my lips,
as you know, O Lord.(A)
10 I have not hidden your saving help within my heart;
I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation;
I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness
from the great congregation.(B)
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