Being expelled from the synagogue meant being scorned, shunned, and treated as an outcast by fellow Jews.
تَقُولُ يُوحَنَّا ١٩ :‏ ٣٨ إِنَّ يُوسُفَ « كَانَ تِلْمِيذًا لِيَسُوعَ وَلٰكِنْ فِي ٱلسِّرِّ لِخَوْفِهِ مِنَ ٱلْيَهُودِ » .‏