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

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

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.

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.

Later Joseph asked Pilate for Jesus’ body. Joseph was from the town of Arimathea. He was a follower of Jesus. But he followed Jesus secretly because he was afraid of the Jewish leaders. After Pilate gave him permission, Joseph came and took the body away.

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.

On the evening of that first day of the week, the disciples were together. They had locked the doors because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Jesus came in and stood among them. He said,“ May peace be with you!”

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.They loved praise from people more than praise from God.

If you are afraid of people, it will trap you. But if you trust in the Lord, he will keep you safe.

He came to Jesus at night and said,“ Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. We know that God is with you. If he weren’t, you couldn’t do the signs you are doing.”

He used to eat with the Gentiles. But certain men came from a group sent by James. When they arrived, Peter began to draw back. He separated himself from the Gentiles. That’s because he was afraid of the circumcision group sent by James.Peter’s actions were not honest, and other Jews in Antioch joined him. Even Barnabas was led astray.

I am suffering for it. I have even been put in chains like someone who has committed a crime. But God’s word is not held back by chains.So I put up with everything for the good of God’s chosen people. Then they also can be saved. Christ Jesus saves them. He gives them glory that will last forever.Here is a saying you can trust. If we died with him, we will also live with him.If we don’t give up, we will also rule with him. If we say we don’t know him, he will also say he doesn’t know us.Even if we are not faithful, he remains faithful. He must be true to himself.

‘ I know that you live where Satan has his throne. But you remain faithful to me. You did not give up your faith in me. You didn’t give it up even in the days of Antipas. Antipas, my faithful witness, was put to death in your city, where Satan lives.

Then the Pharisees replied,“ When you were born, you were already deep in sin. How dare you talk like that to us!” And they threw him out of the synagogue.