John 12:42

Good News Translation

Even then, many Jewish authorities believed in Jesus; but because of the Pharisees they did not talk about it openly, so as not to be expelled from the synagogue.

Cross References

Proverbs 29:25

It is dangerous to be concerned with what others think of you, but if you trust the Lord, you are safe.

Isaiah 51:7

“Listen to me, you that know what is right, who have my teaching fixed in your hearts. Do not be afraid when people taunt and insult you;

Isaiah 57:11

The Lord says, “Who are these gods that make you afraid, so that you tell me lies and forget me completely? Have you stopped honoring me because I have kept silent for so long?

Isaiah 66:5

Listen to what the Lord says, you that fear him and obey him: “Because you are faithful to me, some of your own people hate you and will have nothing to do with you. They mock you and say, ‘Let the Lord show his greatness and save you, so that we may see you rejoice.’ But they themselves will be disgraced!

Jeremiah 38:19

But the king answered, “I am afraid of our own people who have deserted to the Babylonians. I may be handed over to them and tortured.”

Matthew 10:32

“Those who declare publicly that they belong to me, I will do the same for them before my Father in heaven.

Luke 12:8

“I assure you that those who declare publicly that they belong to me, the Son of Man will do the same for them before the angels of God.

Luke 23:13

Pilate called together the chief priests, the leaders, and the people,

Luke 6:22

“Happy are you when people hate you, reject you, insult you, and say that you are evil, all because of the Son of Man!

John 11:45

Many of the people who had come to visit Mary saw what Jesus did, and they believed in him.

John 12:11

because on his account many Jews were rejecting them and believing in Jesus.

John 16:2

You will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time will come when those who kill you will think that by doing this they are serving God.

John 19:38

After this, Joseph, who was from the town of Arimathea, asked Pilate if he could take Jesus' body. (Joseph was a follower of Jesus, but in secret, because he was afraid of the Jewish authorities.) Pilate told him he could have the body, so Joseph went and took it away.

John 3:2

One night he went to Jesus and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher sent by God. No one could perform the miracles you are doing unless God were with him.”

John 7:13

But no one talked about him openly, because they were afraid of the Jewish authorities.

John 7:31

But many in the crowd believed in him and said, “When the Messiah comes, will he perform more miracles than this man has?”

John 9:22

His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish authorities, who had already agreed that anyone who said he believed that Jesus was the Messiah would be expelled from the synagogue.

John 9:34

They answered, “You were born and brought up in sin—and you are trying to teach us?” And they expelled him from the synagogue.

Acts 5:41

As the apostles left the Council, they were happy, because God had considered them worthy to suffer disgrace for the sake of Jesus.

Romans 10:10

For it is by our faith that we are put right with God; it is by our confession that we are saved.

1 John 4:15

If we declare that Jesus is the Son of God, we live in union with God and God lives in union with us.

1 John 4:2

This is how you will be able to know whether it is God's Spirit: anyone who acknowledges that Jesus Christ came as a human being has the Spirit who comes from God.