they were afraid

tenían miedo

And they were afraid to ask him about this saying.	Y temían preguntarle acerca de este dicho.
But they were afraid of the crowd; so they left him and went away.	Pero temían a la multitud; así que lo dejaron y se fueron.
Of course they were afraid of the political consequences.	Por supuesto, temían las consecuencias políticas.
But they were afraid of the people.	Pero temían al pueblo.
And when they saw Philip, he shone with a great light, so that they were afraid.	Y cuando vieron a Felipe, él resplandeció con una gran luz, por lo que temían.
The laypeople themselves sorted them out and offered them, because they were afraid the monks wouldn't eat.	Los seglares mismos los colocaban y los ofrecían, porque temían que los monjes no comieran.
The Stalinists did not dare resort to that measure; they were afraid that the workers would insistently demand my liberation.	Los stalinistas no se atrevieron a recurrir a esa medida; temían que los obreros exigieran mi libertad con insistencia.
Imagine the ancient and superstitious Europe; they were afraid to go out because they could be assaulted by evil spirits.	Hay que imaginarse a la antigua y supersticiosa Europa; temían salir a la calle ya que podían ser asaltados por malos espíritus.
And while they were afraid to ask aught concerning what he had said, they did recall all of it subsequent to his resurrection.	Aunque temían hacer alguna pregunta sobre lo que Jesús había dicho, recordaron todo esto después de su resurrección.
They had sent troops to Kunduz on the understanding that it was not a combat zone, specifically because they were afraid of public opinion.	Enviaron soldados a Kunduz teniendo entendido que no era una zona de combate, específicamente porque temían la opinión pública en contra.
My family and friends supported me, but they were afraid.	Mi familia y amigos me apoyaron, pero tenían miedo.
And they were afraid to question him about this word.	Y ellos tenían miedo de preguntarle acerca de esta palabra.
One of the reasons may be that they were afraid.	Una de las razones podría se que tenían miedo.
We couldn't even say his name, because they were afraid.	No podían ni siquiera decir su nombre porque tenían miedo.
Notice that they locked the doors because they were afraid.	Nota que ellos aseguraron las puertas porque tenían miedo.
And they were afraid even to come on our boat.	Y ellos tenían miedo de subir a nuestro bote.
When they heard the words, they were afraid (Jer.	Cuando ellos oyeron las palabras, fueron espantados (Jer.
For the moment they were afraid, crushed, without hope and direction.	En ese momento ellos estaban temerosos, aplastados, sin esperanza ni dirección.
They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.	No dijeron nada a nadie, porque tenían miedo.
If they were afraid, their words didn't show it.	Si tenían miedo, sus palabras no lo mostraban.