And although they were trying to arrest Him, they feared the people, because they regarded Jesus as a prophet.

and plotted together to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill Him.

Now the one who was betraying him had given them a sign, saying, "[The one] whom I kiss--he is [the one]. Arrest him!"

At that moment Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would against a robber? Day after day I used to sit in the porches and courts of the temple teaching, and you did not arrest Me.