John 9:22

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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.

Cross References

Proverbs 29:25

The fear of others lays a snare, but one who trusts in the Lord is secure.

Isaiah 51:12

I, I am he who comforts you; why then are you afraid of a mere mortal who must die, a human being who fades like grass?

Isaiah 51:7

Listen to me, you who know righteousness, you people who have my teaching in your hearts; do not fear the reproach of others, and do not be dismayed when they revile you.

Isaiah 57:11

Whom did you dread and fear so that you lied, and did not remember me or give me a thought? Have I not kept silent and closed my eyes, and so you do not fear me?

Luke 6:22

“Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you on account of the Son of Man.

John 1:19

This is the testimony given by John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”

John 16:2

They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, an hour is coming when those who kill you will think that by doing so they are offering worship to God.

John 19:38

After these things, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, though a secret one because of his fear of the Jews, asked Pilate to let him take away the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission; so he came and removed his body.

John 20:19

When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”

John 7:13

Yet no one would speak openly about him for fear of the Jews.

John 9:18

The Jews did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they called the parents of the man who had received his sight

John 9:21

but we do not know how it is that now he sees, nor do we know who opened his eyes. Ask him; he is of age. He will speak for himself.”

John 9:34

They answered him, “You were born entirely in sins, and are you trying to teach us?” And they drove him out.

John 9:35

Jesus heard that they had driven him out, and when he found him, he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?”

Acts 4:18

So they called them and ordered them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus.

Acts 5:13

None of the rest dared to join them, but the people held them in high esteem.

Acts 5:40

and when they had called in the apostles, they had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

Revelation 21:8

But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the polluted, the murderers, the fornicators, the sorcerers, the idolaters, and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”