This fear was not imaginary. The religious leaders ’ hatred for Jesus eventually became so great that anyone who confessed faith in him was expelled from the synagogue. ​ — John 9: 22.
فَنِيقُودِيمُوسُ وَيُوسُفُ ٱلَّذِي مِنَ ٱلرَّامَةِ أَبْقَيَا ٱهْتِمَامَهُمَا بِيَسُوعَ أَمْرًا سِرِّيًّا خَوْفًا مِمَّا قَدْ يَقُولُهُ أَوْ يَفْعَلُهُ ٱلْيَهُودُ ٱلْآخَرُونَ .‏