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John Gill's Exposition on John 7:13

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Howbeit, no man spoke openly of him, etc.] So loud as to be overheard, at least by many, but in a secret and whispering way; or did not speak with freedom, or all their mind, what they really thought of him, nor with courage and boldness: for fear the Jews; for fear of being mobbed by them, or up and prosecuted, or turned out of the synagogue; for a law was made, that whoever confessed him, should be so used; and this deterred persons from expressing the true sentiments of their minds about him.
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