John 12:11

Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in his name, observing his signs which he did.

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

Have any of the rulers believed in him, or of the Pharisees?

As he spoke these things, many believed in him.

His parents said these things because they feared the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if any man would confess him as Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue.

Many of the Jews had joined the women around Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother.

Therefore many of the Jews who came to Mary and saw what Jesus did believed in him.

For this cause also the multitude went and met him, because they heard that he had done this sign.

But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there, and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul, and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.

persecutions, and sufferings: those things that happened to me at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. I endured those persecutions. The Lord delivered me out of them all.

Israel saw the great work which Yahweh did to the Egyptians, and the people feared Yahweh; and they believed in Yahweh and in his servant Moses.

Zedekiah the king said to Jeremiah, “I am afraid of the Jews who have defected to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me.”

Many believed in him there.

If I hadn’t done among them the works which no one else did, they wouldn’t have had sin. But now they have seen and also hated both me and my Father.

When they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook out his clothing and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am clean. From now on, I will go to the Gentiles!”

Punishing them often in all the synagogues, I tried to make them blaspheme. Being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

But these speak evil of whatever things they don’t know. They are destroyed in these things that they understand naturally, like the creatures without reason.

The fear of man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts his trust in Yahweh is kept safe.

“Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law. Don’t fear the reproach of men, and don’t be dismayed at their insults.

“Whom have you dreaded and feared, so that you lie, and have not remembered me, nor laid it to your heart? Haven’t I held my peace for a long time, and you don’t fear me?

Everyone therefore who confesses me before men, I will also confess him before my Father who is in heaven.

and said to him, “Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?”

All the multitudes were amazed, and said, “Can this be the son of David?”

But the high priest rose up, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy

Now I tell you, withdraw from these men, and leave them alone. For if this counsel or this work is of men, it will be overthrown.

All who lived at Lydda and in Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.

This became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.

The Lord’s word was spread abroad throughout all the region.

But the Jews stirred up the devout and prominent women and the chief men of the city, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and threw them out of their borders.

But the disbelieving Jews stirred up and embittered the souls of the Gentiles against the brothers.

But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.

forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved, to fill up their sins always. But wrath has come on them to the uttermost.

They think it is strange that you don’t run with them into the same excess of riot, blaspheming.

His brothers envied him, but his father kept this saying in mind.

Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all Yahweh’s people were prophets, that Yahweh would put his Spirit on them!”

Then I saw all the labor and achievement that is the envy of a man’s neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

Yahweh, your hand is lifted up, yet they don’t see; but they will see your zeal for the people, and be disappointed. Yes, fire will consume your adversaries.

Hear Yahweh’s word, you who tremble at his word: “Your brothers who hate you, who cast you out for my name’s sake, have said, ‘Let Yahweh be glorified, that we may see your joy;’ but it is those who shall be disappointed.

When they received it, they murmured against the master of the household,

Isn’t it lawful for me to do what I want to with what I own? Or is your eye evil, because I am good?’

and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come.

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows’ houses, and as a pretense you make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.

For he knew that because of envy they had delivered him up.

He arose, and immediately took up the mat, and went out in front of them all; so that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”

For he perceived that for envy the chief priests had delivered him up.

and Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary, his mother, “Behold, this child is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which is spoken against.

Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man’s sake.

“I tell you, everyone who confesses me before men, the Son of Man will also confess before the angels of God;

But he was angry, and would not go in. Therefore his father came out, and begged him.

The same came to him by night, and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him.”

A great multitude followed him, because they saw his signs which he did on those who were sick.

Behold, he speaks openly, and they say nothing to him. Can it be that the rulers indeed know that this is truly the Christ?

But of the multitude, many believed in him. They said, “When the Christ comes, he won’t do more signs than those which this man has done, will he?”

They brought him who had been blind to the Pharisees.

They answered him, “You were altogether born in sins, and do you teach us?” Then they threw him out.

But when Jesus heard it, he said, “This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that God’s Son may be glorified by it.”

If we leave him alone like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.”

Nevertheless even many of the rulers believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they didn’t confess it, so that they wouldn’t be put out of the synagogue,

Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me, believes not in me, but in him who sent me.

They will put you out of the synagogues. Yes, the time comes that whoever kills you will think that he offers service to God.

After these things, Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked of Pilate that he might take away Jesus’ body. Pilate gave him permission. He came therefore and took away his body.

being upset because they taught the people and proclaimed in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

saying, “What shall we do to these men? Because indeed a notable miracle has been done through them, as can be plainly seen by all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we can’t deny it.

None of the rest dared to join them, however the people honored them.

More believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women.

They therefore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for Jesus’ name.

But some of those who were of the synagogue called “The Libertines”, and of the Cyrenians, of the Alexandrians, and of those of Cilicia and Asia arose, disputing with Stephen.

Simon himself also believed. Being baptized, he continued with Philip. Seeing signs and great miracles occurring, he was amazed.

So he called them in and provided a place to stay. On the next day Peter arose and went out with them, and some of the brothers from Joppa accompanied him.

The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.

But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things which were spoken by Paul, and blasphemed.

But the unpersuaded Jews took along some wicked men from the marketplace, and gathering a crowd, set the city in an uproar. Assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the people.

being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil habits, secret slanderers,

For with the heart, one believes resulting in righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made resulting in salvation.

for you are still fleshly. For insofar as there is jealousy, strife, and factions among you, aren’t you fleshly, and don’t you walk in the ways of men?

envy, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit God’s Kingdom.

and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men; for not all have faith.

of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme.

For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.

Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously”?

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed; because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. On their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.

By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God,

Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God.