The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
John 7:26 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 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? More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And here He is speaking openly, and they say nothing to Him! Can it be possible that the rulers have discovered and know that this is truly the Christ? American Standard Version (1901) And lo, he speaketh openly, and they say nothing unto him. Can it be that the rulers indeed know that this is the Christ? Common English Bible Here he is, speaking in public, yet they aren’t saying anything to him. Could it be that our leaders actually think he is the Christ? Catholic Public Domain Version And behold, he is speaking openly, and they say nothing to him. Could the leaders have decided that it is true this one is the Christ? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And behold, he speaketh openly, and they say nothing to him. Have the rulers known for a truth, that this is the Christ? |
The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
He will not grow faint or be crushed until he has established justice in the earth, and the coastlands wait for his teaching.
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.
Pilate then called together the chief priests, the leaders, and the people
But the Pharisees and the experts in the law, not having been baptized by him, rejected God’s purpose for themselves.)
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,
Jesus answered, “I have spoken openly to the world; I have always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all the Jews come together. I have said nothing in secret.
“Come and see a man who told me everything I have ever done! He cannot be the Messiah, can he?”
Now some of the people of Jerusalem were saying, “Is not this the man whom they are trying to kill?
Yet many in the crowd believed in him and were saying, “When the Messiah comes, will he do more signs than this man has done?”
His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that anyone who confessed Jesus to be the Messiah would be put out of the synagogue.
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.
and most of the brothers and sisters, having been made confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, dare to speak the word with greater boldness and without fear.