Matthew 21:26

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Summary

Matthew 21:26

But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.

We fear

General references

Luke 14:4

Bible References

We fear

Although they wanted to arrest him, they were afraid of the crowds, who considered Jesus to be a prophet.

Although Herod wanted to kill him, he was afraid of the crowd, since they regarded John as a prophet.

"Whom did you so dread and while you feared me that you lied, and you did not remember me, and did not lay to heart these things? Haven't I remained silent for a long time, and still you don't fear me?"

But if we say, "From humans'"?" They were afraid of the crowd, because everyone really thought John was a prophet.

They were trying to arrest him but were afraid of the crowd. Realizing that he had spoken this parable against them, they left him alone and went away.

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

So the high priests and the scribes were looking for a way to put him to death, because they were afraid of the crowd.

His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders, since the Jewish leaders had already agreed that anyone who acknowledged that Jesus was the Messiah would be thrown out of the synagogue.

So the commander of the Temple guards went with his men to bring them back without force, because they were afraid of being stoned to death by the people.

General references

But they kept silent. So he took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him away.