John 9:22

Contemporary English Version 1995

The man's parents said this because they were afraid of their leaders. The leaders had already agreed that no one was to have anything to do with anyone who said Jesus was the Messiah.

Cross References

John 16:2

You will be chased out of the synagogues. And the time will come when people will kill you and think they are doing God a favor.

John 7:13

But the people were afraid of their leaders, and none of them talked in public about him.

Luke 6:22

God will bless you when others hate you and won't have anything to do with you. God will bless you when people insult you and say cruel things about you, all because you are a follower of the Son of Man.

John 9:34

The leaders told the man, “You have been a sinner since the day you were born! Do you think you can teach us anything?” Then they said, “You can never come back into any of our synagogues!”

Revelation 21:8

But I will tell you what will happen to cowards and to everyone who is unfaithful or dirty-minded or who murders or is sexually immoral or uses witchcraft or worships idols or tells lies. They will be thrown into that lake of fire and burning sulfur. This is the second death.

Acts 5:40

and they called the apostles back in. They had them beaten with a whip and warned them not to speak in the name of Jesus. Then they let them go.

Acts 5:13

No one outside their group dared join them, even though everyone liked them very much.

Acts 4:18

So they called the two apostles back in and told them they must never, for any reason, teach anything about the name of Jesus.

John 20:19

The disciples were afraid of the Jewish leaders, and on the evening of that same Sunday they locked themselves in a room. Suddenly, Jesus appeared in the middle of the group. He greeted them

John 19:38

Joseph from Arimathea was one of Jesus' disciples. He had kept it secret though, because he was afraid of the Jewish leaders. But now he asked Pilate to let him have Jesus' body. Pilate gave him permission, and Joseph took it down from the cross.

Isaiah 57:11

Did you forget about me and become unfaithful because you were more afraid of someone else? Have I been silent so long that you no longer fear me?

Isaiah 51:12

I am the Lord, the one who encourages you. Why are you afraid of mere humans? They dry up and die like grass.

Isaiah 51:7

If you want to do right and obey my teaching with all your heart, then pay close attention. Don't be discouraged when others insult you and say hurtful things.

Proverbs 29:25

Don't fall into the trap of being a coward— trust the Lord, and you will be safe.

John 1:19

The religious authorities in Jerusalem sent priests and temple helpers to ask John who he was. He told them plainly, “I am not the Messiah.”

John 9:18

But the Jewish leaders would not believe that the man had once been blind. They sent for his parents

John 9:21

But we don't know how he got his sight or who gave it to him. Ask him! He is old enough to speak for himself.”

John 9:35

When Jesus heard what had happened, he went and found the man. Then Jesus asked, “Do you have faith in the Son of Man?”