His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish authorities... who had already agreed that anyone who said he believed... that Jesus was the Messiah would be expelled from the synagogue.
Tова казаха родителите му, защото се бояха от юдеите, понеже юдеите се бяха споразумели вече помежду си да отлъчат от синагогата онзи, който би Го изповядал, че е Христос.