Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.
They sought
Because
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Bible References
They sought
2 Samuel 12:7
Then Nathan said to him, "You [are] the man! Thus says Yahweh the God of Israel: 'I anointed you as king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.
Proverbs 9:7
He who corrects a scoffer gains abuse for himself, and he who rebukes the wicked {gets hurt}.
Proverbs 15:12
A scoffer does not like {his rebuke}; to the wise he will not go.
Isaiah 29:1
Ah! Ariel, Ariel, [the] city [where] David encamped! Add year to year, let festivals recur.
John 7:7
The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I am testifying about it, that its deeds are evil.
Because
Matthew 21:11
And the crowds were saying, "This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth of Galilee!"
Luke 7:16
And fear seized [them] all, and they began to glorify God, saying, "A great prophet has appeared among us!" and "God has visited to help his people!"
John 7:40
Then, [when they] heard these words, [some] from the crowd began to say, "This man is truly the Prophet!"
Acts 2:22
"Israelite men, listen to these words! Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with deeds of power and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, just as [you] yourselves know--
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Luke 22:2
And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they could destroy him, because they were afraid of the people.