Public Opinion
26 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
16 sections
- Concessions To by Paul, in Circumcising Timothy
- Concessions to Disciples, Who Urged Circumcision
- Concessions to James and the Christian Elders, Who Required Paul to Observe Certain Rites
- Concessions to Peter and Barnabas with Others
- Corrupt Yielding To by Felix and Festus, Concerning Paul
- Corrupt Yielding To by Herod (Antipas), in the Case of John the Baptist
- Corrupt Yielding To by Peter, Concerning Jesus
- Corrupt Yielding To by Pilate
- Corrupt Yielding To of Peter
- Feared by Chief Preists, Who Feared to Further Persecute the Disciples
- Feared by Chief Priests, Who Feared to Answer the Questions of Jesus
- Feared by Joseph of Arimathaea
- Feared by Nicodemus
- Feared by Rulers, Who Believed in Jesus, but Feared the Pharisees
- Feared by The Parents of the Man Who Was Born Blind
- Jesus Inquires About
Concessions To by Paul, in Circumcising Timothy
- Acts 16:3 Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
Concessions to Disciples, Who Urged Circumcision
- Galatians 6:12 Those who want to make a good impression outwardly are trying to compel you to be circumcised. They only do this to avoid persecution for the cross of Christ.
Concessions to James and the Christian Elders, Who Required Paul to Observe Certain Rites
- Acts 21:18–26 The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present. …
Concessions to Peter and Barnabas with Others
- Galatians 2:11–14 When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. …
Corrupt Yielding To by Felix and Festus, Concerning Paul
- Acts 24:27 After two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And wishing to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison.
- Acts 25:9 But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to stand trial before me on these charges?”
Corrupt Yielding To by Herod (Antipas), in the Case of John the Baptist
- Mark 6:26 The king was consumed with sorrow, but because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.
Corrupt Yielding To by Peter, Concerning Jesus
- Matthew 26:69–75 Meanwhile, Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came up to him. “You also were with Jesus the Galilean,” she said. …
Corrupt Yielding To by Pilate
- Matthew 27:23–27 “Why?” asked Pilate. “What evil has He done?” But they shouted all the louder, “Crucify Him!” …
- Mark 15:15 And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.
- Luke 23:13–25 Then Pilate called together the chief priests, the rulers, and the people, …
- John 18:38–39 “What is truth?” Pilate asked. And having said this, he went out again to the Jews and told them, “I find no basis for a charge against Him. …
- John 19:4–14 Once again Pilate came out and said to the Jews, “Look, I am bringing Him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against Him.” …
Corrupt Yielding To of Peter
- Acts 12:3 And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.
Feared by Chief Preists, Who Feared to Further Persecute the Disciples
Feared by Chief Priests, Who Feared to Answer the Questions of Jesus
- Matthew 21:26 But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”
- Mark 11:18 When the chief priests and scribes heard this, they looked for a way to kill Him. For they were afraid of Him, because the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.
- Mark 11:32 But if we say, ‘From men’...” they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John truly was a prophet.
- Mark 12:12 At this, the leaders sought to arrest Jesus, for they knew that He had spoken this parable against them. But fearing the crowd, they left Him and went away.
Feared by Joseph of Arimathaea
- John 19:38 Afterward, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews), asked Pilate to let him remove the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission, so he came and removed His body.
Feared by Nicodemus
- John 3:2 He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.”
Feared by Rulers, Who Believed in Jesus, but Feared the Pharisees
- John 12:42–43 Nevertheless, many of the leaders believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue. …
Feared by The Parents of the Man Who Was Born Blind
- John 9:21–22 But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.” …
Jesus Inquires About
- Matthew 16:13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
- Luke 9:18 One day as Jesus was praying in private and the disciples were with Him, He questioned them: “Who do the crowds say I am?”
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DemagogismComplicityPoliticsPaul is Received by the Brethren GladlyPrudence in Performing Temple RitesBarabbas
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.