Verse 32

But if we say, 'From men,' they were afraid of the crowd, for everyone regarded John as truly a prophet.

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  • 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 14:5 : 5 Though Herod wanted to kill him, he feared the crowd because they considered John to be a prophet.
  • Matt 21:31-32 : 31 Which of the two did the will of his father? They said, 'The first.' Jesus said to them, 'Truly I tell you, tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.' 32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him. And even when you saw it, you did not later change your minds and believe him.
  • Matt 3:5-6 : 5 Then people from Jerusalem, all Judea, and the entire region around the Jordan were going out to him, 6 and they were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.
  • Matt 11:9 : 9 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
  • Mark 6:20 : 20 For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard John speak, he was greatly perplexed, yet he liked to listen to him.
  • 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 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.)
  • Luke 20:6-8 : 6 But if we say, "From men," all the people will stone us, since they are convinced that John was a prophet.' 7 So they answered that they did not know where it came from. 8 And Jesus said to them, 'Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.'
  • Luke 20:19 : 19 The chief priests and the scribes sought to arrest him right then, but they feared the people because they knew he had spoken this parable against them.
  • Luke 22:2 : 2 The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to kill him because they were afraid of the people.
  • 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.