Public Opinion: Feared by Chief Priests, Who Feared to Answer the Questions of Jesus
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Matthew 21:26
But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”
Mark 11:18, 32
When the chief priests and scribes heard this, they looked for a way to kill Him. For they were afraid of Him, because the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching. / But if we say, ‘From men’...” they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John truly was a prophet.
Mark 12:12
At this, the leaders sought to arrest Jesus, for they knew that He had spoken this parable against them. But fearing the crowd, they left Him and went away.