The wicked flee when no one is pursuing them, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
John 7:26 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Yet, look, he’s speaking publicly and they’re saying nothing to him. Can it be true that the authorities know he is the Messiah? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 is pursuing them, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
He will not grow weak or be discouraged until he has established justice on earth. The coasts and islands will wait for his instruction.’
So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians. ‘Teacher,’ they said, ‘we know that you are truthful and teach truthfully the way of God. You don’t care what anyone thinks nor do you show partiality. ,
Pilate called together the chief priests, the leaders, and the people,
But since the Pharisees and experts in the law had not been baptised by him, they rejected the plan of God for themselves. )
Nevertheless, many did believe in him even among the rulers, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, so that they would not be banned from the synagogue.
‘I have spoken openly to the world,’ Jesus answered him. ‘I have always taught in the synagogue and in the temple, where all the Jews gather, and I haven’t spoken anything in secret.
There was a man from the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
‘Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah? ’
Some of the people of Jerusalem were saying, ‘Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?
However, many from the crowd believed in him and said, ‘When the Messiah comes, he won’t perform more signs than this man has done, will he? ’
His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jews, since the Jews had already agreed that if anyone confessed him as the Messiah, he would be banned from the synagogue.
When they observed the boldness of Peter and John and realised that they were uneducated and untrained men, they were amazed and recognised that they had been with Jesus.
Most of the brothers have gained confidence in the Lord from my imprisonment and dare even more to speak the word , fearlessly.