John 7:26

New International Reader's Version

Here he is! He is speaking openly. They aren’t saying a word to him. Have the authorities really decided that he is the Messiah?

Cross References

Proverbs 28:1

Sinners run away even when no one is chasing them. But those who do what is right are as bold as lions.

Isaiah 42:4

He will not grow weak or lose hope. He will not give up until he brings justice to the earth. The islands will put their hope in his teaching.”

Matthew 22:16

They sent their followers to him. They sent the Herodians with them. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you are a man of honor. You teach the way of God truthfully. You don’t let others tell you what to do or say. You don’t care how important they are.

Luke 23:13

Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers and the people.

Luke 7:30

But the Pharisees and the authorities on the law did not accept for themselves God’s purpose. So they had not been baptized by John.

John 12:42

At the same time that Jesus did those signs, many of the Jewish leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees, they would not openly admit they believed. They were afraid they would be thrown out of the synagogue.

John 18:20

“I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus replied. “I always taught in synagogues or at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I didn’t say anything in secret.

John 3:1

There was a Pharisee named Nicodemus. He was one of the Jewish rulers.

John 4:29

“Come. See a man who told me everything I’ve ever done. Could this be the Messiah?”

John 7:25

Then some of the people of Jerusalem began asking questions. They said, “Isn’t this the man some people are trying to kill?

John 7:31

Still, many people in the crowd believed in him. They said, “How will it be when the Messiah comes? Will he do more signs than this man?”

John 7:48

“Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in him?

John 9:22

His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. The leaders had already made this decision about Jesus. Anyone who said Jesus was the Messiah would be put out of the synagogue.

Acts 4:13

The leaders saw how bold Peter and John were. They also realized that Peter and John were ordinary men with no training. This surprised the leaders. They realized that these men had been with Jesus.

Philippians 1:14

And because I am a prisoner, most of the believers have become bolder in the Lord. They now dare even more to preach the good news without fear.