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
And Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death. But she could not,
Mark 14:1
It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth and kill him,
Acts 4:21
And when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people, for all were praising God for what had happened.
Acts 5:26
Then the captain with the officers went and brought them, but not by force, for they were afraid of being stoned by the people.

Because

Matthew 21:26
But if we say, 'From man,'we are afraid of the crowd, for they all hold that John was a prophet."
Mark 11:30
Was the baptism of John from heaven or from man? Answer me."
Luke 20:6
But if we say, 'From man,' all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was a prophet."

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