ACC ~ John 12 v42

JESUS SEEKS TO CONFIRM THEIR FAITH

THEODORE OF MOPSUESTIA: Then the Evangelist said that many among the authorities who believed in him hid their opinion about him because of the Pharisees, because they feared they might lose their privileges and because they valued the glory of people more than the glory of God. What did our Lord say? While some believed, others did not even accept the accomplished miracles, others only came to know the truth through the miracles but hid their opinion because of their fear of the Pharisees as they pursued human glory. COMMENTARY ON JOHN 5.12.44. [1]

[1] CSCO 4 3:248-49.