Испове́дывали

 ( Confessed )

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 John 12:42 RUSV
42 Впро́чем и из нача́льников мно́гие уве́ровали в Него́;
42 [However, Nevertheless] and [from, in, of, out] chiefs many [believed, they believed] [at, in, of, on] Him;
но ра́ди фарисе́ев не испове́дывали,
[but, yet] (for the sake of) pharisee [never, not] confessed,
что́бы не быть отлучёнными от синаго́ги,
[to, so that, in order to, because of] [never, not] [be, become, been, has been, to be, to become] [excommunicated, put out] [by, from, of] synagogues,
Nevertheless,
many even of the authorities believed in him,
but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it,
so that they would not be put out of the synagogue;
John 12:42 ESV

Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him;
but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him,
lest they should be put out of the synagogue:
John 12:42 KJV