Verse 6

But if we say, "From men," all the people will stone us, since they are convinced that John was a prophet.'

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  • Matt 21:26 : 26 But if we say, 'From men,' we fear the crowd, because everyone considers John to be a prophet.
  • Matt 11:9 : 9 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
  • Matt 14:5 : 5 Though Herod wanted to kill him, he feared the crowd because they considered John to be a prophet.
  • Matt 21:46 : 46 Although they were looking for a way to arrest him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded him as a prophet.
  • Matt 26:5 : 5 But they said, "Not during the feast, so that there won't be a riot among the people."
  • Mark 12:12 : 12 They sought to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd because they understood that he had spoken the parable against them. So they left him and went away.
  • Luke 1:76 : 76 And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare His ways,
  • Luke 7:26-29 : 26 'But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.' 27 'This is the one about whom it is written: "Look, I am sending My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You."' 28 'I tell you, among those born of women, no one is greater than John the Baptist. Yet, the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.' 29 (When all the people, including the tax collectors, heard this, they acknowledged that God's way was right, because they had been baptized by John.)
  • John 10:41 : 41 Many people came to him and said, 'Though John never performed a sign, all that he said about this man was true.'
  • Acts 5:26 : 26 At that, the captain went with his officers and brought the apostles, but without force, because they feared the people might stone them.