unfoldingWord_en_tn/jhn/07/12.md

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fear

This refers to the unpleasant feeling a person has when there is a threat of harm to himself or others.

the Jews

The word "Jews" is a synecdoche for the leaders of the Jews who opposed Jesus. AT: "the Jewish leaders" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)

"he leads the crowds astray.”

"Leads the crowds astray" here is a metaphor, as if Jesus were leading the crowds in the wrong direction by deceiving them." AT: "He deceives the people." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor).

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