John 12:43

41 ^aThese things Isaiah said when he saw His glory and spoke of Him.

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42 Nevertheless even among the rulers many believed in Him, but ^abecause of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue;

43 ^afor they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

44 Then Jesus cried out and said, ^a“He who believes in Me, ^bbelieves not in Me ^cbut in Him who sent Me.

45 And ^ahe who sees Me sees Him who sent Me.

46 ^aI have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness.

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Thesemen feared that, if they committed themselves to loving God, they would lose the approbation of their religious peers. If they stepped out, they would lose what they already had. So it kept them from loving God, and of course, it kept them from loving man too because God would have given them growth if they had continued yielding to Him.

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