Matthew 14:5

And [although he] wanted to kill him, he feared the crowd, because they looked upon him as a prophet.

Matthew 11:9

But why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and even more than a prophet!

Matthew 21:26

But if we say, 'From men,' we are afraid of the crowd, because they all look upon John as a prophet."

Matthew 21:32

For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did believe him. And [when] you saw [it], you did not even change your minds later [so as] to believe in him.

Mark 6:19-20

So Herodias held a grudge against him and was wanting to kill him, and was not able [to do so].

Mark 11:30-32

The baptism of John--was [it] from heaven or from men? Answer me!"

Mark 14:1-2

Now after two days it was the Passover and the feast of Unleavened Bread, and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how, [after] arresting him by stealth, they could kill [him].

Luke 20:6

But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us to death, because they are convinced [that] John was a prophet."

Acts 4:21

So [after] threatening [them] further, they released them, finding no way to punish them on account of the people, because they were all praising God for what had happened.

Acts 5:26

Then the captain went with the officers [and] brought them, not with force (for they were afraid of the people, lest they be stoned [by them]).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

Bible References

When

Mark 6:19
So Herodias held a grudge against him and was wanting to kill him, and was not able [to do so].
Mark 14:1
Now after two days it was the Passover and the feast of Unleavened Bread, and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how, [after] arresting him by stealth, they could kill [him].
Acts 4:21
So [after] threatening [them] further, they released them, finding no way to punish them on account of the people, because they were all praising God for what had happened.
Acts 5:26
Then the captain went with the officers [and] brought them, not with force (for they were afraid of the people, lest they be stoned [by them]).

Because

Matthew 21:26
But if we say, 'From men,' we are afraid of the crowd, because they all look upon John as a prophet."
Mark 11:30
The baptism of John--was [it] from heaven or from men? Answer me!"
Luke 20:6
But if we say, 'From men,' all the people will stone us to death, because they are convinced [that] John was a prophet."