22 His parents said this because they (A)were afraid of the [a]Jews; for the Jews (B)had already reached the decision that if anyone confessed Him to be [b]Christ, (C)he was to be excommunicated from the synagogue.

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  1. John 9:22 I.e., the Jewish leaders
  2. John 9:22 I.e., the Messiah

22 His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders,(A) who already had decided that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Messiah would be put out(B) of the synagogue.(C)

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They will [a](A)ban you from the synagogue, yet (B)an hour is coming for everyone (C)who kills you to think that he is offering a [b]service to God.

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  1. John 16:2 Or excommunicate
  2. John 16:2 I.e., as an act of worship

They will put you out of the synagogue;(A) in fact, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God.(B)

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