Quotes about Public
The reputation Christianity has in the public arena has varied causes, to be sure, including our post-Christian culture, which has little use for religions of any sort. But ultimately some blame must fall squarely on the shoulders of Christian subcultures that are armed with an unwavering sense of certainty in what God wants here and now, which is not up for debate and must be imposed (to the glory of God).
- Peter Enns
You have acted in secret, but I will do this thing in broad daylight before all Israel.’”
- 2 Samuel 12:12
When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,
- Job 29:7
Why should your springs flow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares?
- Proverbs 5:16
The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
- Proverbs 26:13
you built yourself a mound and made yourself a lofty shrine in every public square.
- Ezekiel 16:24
And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
- Matthew 6:5
Yet no one would speak publicly about Him for fear of the Jews.
- John 7:13
Yet here He is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying anything to Him. Have the rulers truly recognized that this is the Christ?
- John 7:26
As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.
- John 11:54
and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.
- Acts 5:18
For he powerfully refuted the Jews in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.
- Acts 18:28