John 7:13
Yet no one spoke openly of him, from fear of the Jews.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews.
In Context
14And in the midst of the days of the feast, Jesus went into the temple, and taught.
Cross References
John 9:22These things said his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had decided, that if any one should confess him to be Messiah, they would expel him from the synagogue.
John 12:42And of the chiefs also, many believed on him; but on account of the Pharisees, they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue;
John 20:19And on the evening of that first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came, and stood in the midst of them, and said to them: Peace be with you.
2 Timothy 2:9in which I suffer evils unto bonds, as if an evil-doer: but the word of God is not in bonds.
Matthew Henry on John 7:2-14
Christ's Discourse with His Brethren; The Rumours Respecting Christ. 1 After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him. 2 Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand. 3 His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judæa, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest. 4 For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, show thyself to the world. 5… Read the whole commentary →