Interesting, in verses 42 and 43, how we are again reminded that unless we speak and proclaim our belief, we are still weak and without true faith. We ought to share our hope in God without fear, even if we are shunned by this world, so that we may receive our reward in heaven.
"...many even of the authorities believed in him, but for fear... they did not confess it... for they loved the glory that comes from man more than the glory that comes from God."