His parents would answer no questions because they feared expulsion from the synagogue. For the same reason, others who believed Jesus to be the Messiah hesitated to admit it publicly. ​ — John 9: 22, 34; 12: 42; 16: 2.
इसी वजह से, यीशु को मसीहा माननेवाले दूसरे लोग इसे सब के सामने क़बूल करने के लिए हिचकिचाए । — यूहन्‍ना ९: २२, ३४; १२: ४२; १६: २.