Bible Cross References
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John 7:13
But no one talked about him openly, because they were afraid of the Jewish authorities.
John 12:42
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.
John 12:43
They loved human approval rather than the approval of 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 20:19
It was late that Sunday evening, and the disciples were gathered together behind locked doors, because they were afraid of the Jewish authorities. Then Jesus came and stood among them. "Peace be with you," he said.
Psalm 27:1
The LORD is my light and my salvation; I will fear no one. The LORD protects me from all danger; I will never be afraid.
Psalm 27:2
When evil people attack me and try to kill me, they stumble and fall.
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 51:12
The LORD says, "I am the one who strengthens you. Why should you fear mortals, who are no more enduring than grass?
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?
Luke 12:4-9
4
"I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot afterward do anything worse.
5
I will show you whom to fear: fear God, who, after killing, has the authority to throw into hell. Believe me, he is the one you must fear!
6
"Aren't five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one sparrow is forgotten by God.
7
Even the hairs of your head have all been counted. So do not be afraid; you are worth much more than many sparrows!
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.
9
But those who reject me publicly, the Son of Man will also reject them before the angels of God.
Luke 22:56-61
56
When one of the servant women saw him sitting there at the fire, she looked straight at him and said, "This man too was with Jesus!"
57
But Peter denied it, "Woman, I don't even know him!"
58
After a little while a man noticed Peter and said, "You are one of them, too!" But Peter answered, "Man, I am not!"
59
And about an hour later another man insisted strongly, "There isn't any doubt that this man was with Jesus, because he also is a Galilean!"
60
But Peter answered, "Man, I don't know what you are talking about!" At once, while he was still speaking, a rooster crowed.
61
The Lord turned around and looked straight at Peter, and Peter remembered that the Lord had said to him, "Before the rooster crows tonight, you will say three times that you do not know me."
Acts 5:13
Nobody outside the group dared join them, even though the people spoke highly of them.
Galatians 2:11-13
11
But when Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him in public, because he was clearly wrong.
12
Before some men who had been sent by James arrived there, Peter had been eating with the Gentile believers. But after these men arrived, he drew back and would not eat with the Gentiles, because he was afraid of those who were in favor of circumcising them.
13
The other Jewish believers also started acting like cowards along with Peter; and even Barnabas was swept along by their cowardly action.
Revelation 21:8
But cowards, traitors, perverts, murderers, the immoral, those who practice magic, those who worship idols, and all liars---the place for them is the lake burning with fire and sulfur, which is the second death."
he should
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.
John 12:42
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.
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.
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!
Acts 4:18
So they called them back in and told them that under no condition were they to speak or to teach in the name of Jesus.
Acts 5:40
They called the apostles in, had them whipped, and ordered them never again to speak in the name of Jesus; and then they set them free.