But no one had the courage to speak favorably about him in public, for they were afraid of getting in trouble with the Jewish leaders.

只是没有人明明地讲论他，因为怕犹太人。

可是没有人公开谈论他，因为他们怕犹太人。

可是没有人公开谈论他，因为他们怕犹太人。

不过，没有人敢公开议论祂的事，因为害怕犹太人。

但没有人敢公开讲论他，因为怕犹太人。

只是没有人公开地讲论他的事，因为怕那些犹太人。

只是沒有人明明地講論他，因為怕猶太人。

可是沒有人公開談論他，因為他們怕猶太人。

可是沒有人公開談論他，因為他們怕猶太人。

不過，沒有人敢公開議論祂的事，因為害怕猶太人。

但沒有人敢公開講論他，因為怕猶太人。

只因怕猶太人，就沒有人公開講論他的事。

只是沒有人公開地講論他的事，因為怕那些猶太人。

然無明言之者、懼猶太人也、○

然無敢明言、懼猶太人故也、○

然無人敢明論之、因懼猶太人也、○

惟無人敢公然論之、以畏猶太人故。

But no one would say anything publicly about him for fear of the leaders.

But no one would say anything about him openly. They were afraid of the leaders.

Yet for fear of the Jews no one spoke openly of him.

Still, nobody was talking publicly about him for fear of the Jews.

However, no one was speaking openly about Him, for fear of the Jews.

However, no one spoke openly of Him for fear of the Jews.

Yet no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews.

Still, nobody was talking publicly about Him because they feared the Jews.

Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews.

However, no one spoke openly about him for fear of the Jewish leaders.

Yet no one spoke openly of him for fear of the Jews.

Afterward Joseph of Arimathea, who had been a secret disciple of Jesus( because he feared the Jewish leaders), asked Pilate for permission to take down Jesus’ body. When Pilate gave permission, Joseph came and took the body away.

His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders, who had announced that anyone saying Jesus was the Messiah would be expelled from the synagogue.

That Sunday evening the disciples were meeting behind locked doors because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Suddenly, Jesus was standing there among them!“ Peace be with you,” he said.

Many people did believe in him, however, including some of the Jewish leaders. But they wouldn’t admit it for fear that the Pharisees would expel them from the synagogue.For they loved human praise more than the praise of God.

Fearing people is a dangerous trap, but trusting the Lord means safety.

After dark one evening, he came to speak with Jesus.“ Rabbi,” he said,“ we all know that God has sent you to teach us. Your miraculous signs are evidence that God is with you.”

When he first arrived, he ate with the Gentile believers, who were not circumcised. But afterward, when some friends of James came, Peter wouldn’t eat with the Gentiles anymore. He was afraid of criticism from these people who insisted on the necessity of circumcision.As a result, other Jewish believers followed Peter’s hypocrisy, and even Barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy.

And because I preach this Good News, I am suffering and have been chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained.So I am willing to endure anything if it will bring salvation and eternal glory in Christ Jesus to those God has chosen.This is a trustworthy saying: If we die with him, we will also live with him.If we endure hardship, we will reign with him. If we deny him, he will deny us.If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny who he is.

“ I know that you live in the city where Satan has his throne, yet you have remained loyal to me. You refused to deny me even when Antipas, my faithful witness, was martyred among you there in Satan’s city.

“ You were born a total sinner!” they answered.“ Are you trying to teach us?” And they threw him out of the synagogue.