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.

Jesus Affirms His Deity

³⁵ Jesus heard that they had ^[a](A)put him out, and upon finding him, He said, “Do you believe in the ^(B)Son of Man?”

¹⁰ For this reason, ^(A)if I come, I will call attention to his deeds which he does, unjustly accusing us with malicious words; and not satisfied with this, he himself does not ^(B)receive the ^(C)brothers either, and he forbids those who want to do so and ^(D)puts them out of the church.