But when Jesus heard what they said, he told the synagogue leader, "Stop being afraid! Just keep on believing."

because Herod was afraid of John. He knew that John was a righteous and holy man, and so he protected him. Whenever he listened to John, he did much of what he said. In fact, he liked listening to him.

All of them saw him and were terrified. Immediately he told them, "Have courage! It's me. Stop being afraid!"

They didn't understand what this statement meant, and they were afraid to ask him.

Now Jesus and his disciples had been on the road going up to Jerusalem, with Jesus walking ahead of them. They were astonished, and the others who followed were afraid.

When the high priests and elders heard this, they began to look for a way to kill him, because they were afraid of him, since the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.

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.

So they left the tomb and ran away, overwhelmed by shock and astonishment. They didn't say a thing to anyone, because they were afraid.