But if we say, ‘From man,’ we are afraid of the crowd, for they all hold that John was a prophet.”
for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed, and yet he heard him gladly.
He was a burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.
And although they were seeking to arrest him, they feared the crowds, because they held him to be a prophet.
And though he wanted to put him to death, he feared the people, because they held him to be a prophet.
What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
Then the captain with the officers went and brought them, but not by force, for they were afraid of being stoned by the people.
And many came to him. And they said, “John did no sign, but everything that John said about this man was true.” And many believed in him there.
(His parents said these things because they feared the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone should confess Jesus to be Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue.)
And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to put him to death, for they feared the people.
The scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him at that very hour, for they perceived that he had told this parable against them, but they feared the people.
But if we say, ‘From man,’ all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”
And they were seeking to arrest him but feared the people, for they perceived that he had told the parable against them. So they left him and went away.
But shall we say, ‘From man’?”—they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John really was a prophet.
Whom did you dread and fear, so that you lied, and did not remember me, did not lay it to heart? Have I not held my peace, even for a long time, and you do not fear me?
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