22 His parents said these things because (A)they feared the Jews, for the Jews had agreed already that if anyone confessed that He was Christ, he (B)would be put out of the synagogue.

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(A)They will put you out of the synagogues; yes, the time is coming (B)that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service.

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13 However, no one spoke openly of Him (A)for fear of the Jews.

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22 (A)Blessed are you when men hate you,
And when they (B)exclude you,
And revile you, and cast out your name as evil,
For the Son of Man’s sake.

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Walk in the Light

42 Nevertheless even among the rulers many believed in Him, but (A)because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue; 43 (B)for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

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34 They answered and said to him, (A)“You were completely born in sins, and are you teaching us?” And they [a]cast him out.

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  1. John 9:34 Excommunicated him

(A)But the cowardly, [a]unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in (B)the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”

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  1. Revelation 21:8 M adds and sinners,

No Return to the Law

11 (A)Now when [a]Peter had come to Antioch, I [b]withstood him to his face, because he was to be blamed; 12 for before certain men came from James, (B)he would eat with the Gentiles; but when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing [c]those who were of the circumcision. 13 And the rest of the Jews also played the hypocrite with him, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy.

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  1. Galatians 2:11 NU Cephas
  2. Galatians 2:11 opposed
  3. Galatians 2:12 Jewish Christians

40 And they agreed with him, and when they had (A)called for the apostles (B)and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

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13 Yet (A)none of the rest dared join them, (B)but the people esteemed them highly.

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18 (A)So they called them and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.

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The Apostles Commissioned(A)

19 (B)Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were [a]assembled, for (C)fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to them, (D)“Peace be with you.”

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  1. John 20:19 NU omits assembled

Jesus Buried in Joseph’s Tomb(A)

38 (B)After this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, (C)for 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 the body of Jesus.

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Rejected by the Authorities

45 Then the officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, “Why have you not brought Him?”

46 The officers answered, (A)“No man ever spoke like this Man!”

47 Then the Pharisees answered them, “Are you also deceived? 48 Have any of the rulers or the Pharisees believed in Him? 49 But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed.”

50 Nicodemus (B)(he who came to [a]Jesus [b]by night, being one of them) said to them, 51 (C)“Does our law judge a man before it hears him and knows what he is doing?”

52 They answered and said to him, “Are you also from Galilee? Search and look, for (D)no prophet [c]has arisen out of Galilee.”

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  1. John 7:50 Lit. Him
  2. John 7:50 NU before
  3. John 7:52 NU is to rise

56 And a certain servant girl, seeing him as he sat by the fire, looked intently at him and said, “This man was also with Him.”

57 But he denied [a]Him, saying, “Woman, I do not know Him.”

58 (A)And after a little while another saw him and said, “You also are of them.”

But Peter said, “Man, I am not!”

59 (B)Then after about an hour had passed, another confidently affirmed, saying, “Surely this fellow also was with Him, for he is a (C)Galilean.”

60 But Peter said, “Man, I do not know what you are saying!”

Immediately, while he was still speaking, [b]the rooster crowed. 61 And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then (D)Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had said to him, (E)“Before the rooster [c]crows, you will deny Me three times.”

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  1. Luke 22:57 NU it
  2. Luke 22:60 NU, M a rooster
  3. Luke 22:61 NU adds today

Jesus Teaches the Fear of God(A)

(B)“And I say to you, (C)My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, (D)fear Him!

“Are not five sparrows sold for two [a]copper coins? And (E)not one of them is forgotten before God. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.

Confess Christ Before Men(F)

(G)“Also I say to you, whoever confesses Me (H)before men, him the Son of Man also will confess before the angels of God. But he who (I)denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

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  1. Luke 12:6 Gr. assarion, a coin worth about 1⁄16 of a denarius

11 “And (A)of whom have you been afraid, or feared,
That you have lied
And not remembered Me,
Nor taken it to your heart?
Is it not because (B)I have [a]held My peace from of old
That you do not fear Me?

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  1. Isaiah 57:11 remained silent

12 “I, even I, am He (A)who comforts you.
Who are you that you should be afraid
(B)Of a man who will die,
And of the son of a man who will be made (C)like grass?

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“Listen to Me, you who know righteousness,
You people (A)in whose heart is My law:
(B)Do not fear the reproach of men,
Nor be afraid of their insults.

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25 (A)The fear of man brings a snare,
But whoever trusts in the Lord shall be [a]safe.

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  1. Proverbs 29:25 secure, lit. set on high

An Exuberant Declaration of Faith

A Psalm of David.

27 The Lord is my (A)light and my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
The (B)Lord is the strength of my life;
Of whom shall I be afraid?
When the wicked came against me
To (C)eat[a] up my flesh,
My enemies and foes,
They stumbled and fell.

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  1. Psalm 27:2 devour

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