Matthew 21:46

American Standard Version (1901)

And when they sought to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, because they took him for a prophet.

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  • Matt 21:11 : 11 And the multitudes said, This is the prophet, Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.
  • Matt 21:26 : 26 But if we shall say, From men; we fear the multitude; for all hold John as a prophet.
  • Luke 7:16 : 16 And fear took hold on all: and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet is arisen among us: and, God hath visited his people.
  • Luke 7:39 : 39 Now when the Pharisee that had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him, that she is a sinner.
  • John 7:7 : 7 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that its works are evil.
  • John 7:40-41 : 40 [ Some] of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, This is of a truth the prophet. 41 Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, What, doth the Christ come out of Galilee?
  • Acts 2:22 : 22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God unto you by mighty works and wonders and signs which God did by him in the midst of you, even as ye yourselves know; [
  • 2 Sam 12:7-9 : 7 And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; 8 and I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have added unto thee such and such things. 9 Wherefore hast thou despised the word of Jehovah, to do that which is evil in his sight? thou hast smitten Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. 10 Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house, because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife. 11 Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house; and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbor, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun. 12 For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun. 13 And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against Jehovah. And Nathan said unto David, Jehovah also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
  • Prov 9:7-9 : 7 He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling; And he that reproveth a wicked man [getteth] himself a blot. 8 Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee: Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee. 9 Give [instruction] to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
  • Prov 15:12 : 12 A scoffer loveth not to be reproved; He will not go unto the wise.
  • Isa 29:1 : 1 Ho Ariel, Ariel, the city where David encamped! add ye year to year; let the feasts come round:

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  • Luke 20:19-20
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    19And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him in that very hour; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he spake this parable against them.

    20And they watched him, and sent forth spies, who feigned themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his speech, so as to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor.

  • Mark 12:12
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    12And they sought to lay hold on him; and they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spake the parable against them: and they left him, and went away.

  • Mark 14:46
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    46And they laid hands on him, and took him.

  • John 7:44
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    44And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.

  • Matt 21:45
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    45And when the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.

  • Matt 14:5
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    5And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

  • Luke 22:2
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    2And the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him to death; for they feared the people.

  • Mark 11:18
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    18And the chief priests and the scribes heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, for all the multitude was astonished at his teaching.

  • John 7:30
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    30They sought therefore to take him: and no man laid his hand on him, because his hour was not yet come.

  • Mark 11:32
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    32But should we say, From men--they feared the people: for all verily held John to be a prophet.

  • Matt 21:26
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    26But if we shall say, From men; we fear the multitude; for all hold John as a prophet.

  • John 10:39
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    39They sought again to take him: and he went forth out of their hand.

  • Matt 21:11
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    11And the multitudes said, This is the prophet, Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.

  • John 11:57
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    57Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given commandment, that, if any man knew where he was, he should show it, that they might take him.

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    32The Pharisees heard the multitude murmuring these things concerning him; and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to take him.

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    55In that hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a robber with swords and staves to seize me? I sat daily in the temple teaching, and ye took me not.

  • Luke 20:26
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    26And they were not able to take hold of the saying before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.

  • Matt 26:5
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    20These words spake he in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man took him; because his hour was not yet come.

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    45But they understood not this saying, and it was concealed from them, that they should not perceive it; and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

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    32But they understood not the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

  • Acts 6:12
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    12And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and seized him, and brought him into the council,

  • Luke 20:40
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    40For they durst not any more ask him any question.

  • John 6:14-15
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    14When therefore the people saw the sign which he did, they said, This is of a truth the prophet that cometh into the world.

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  • John 7:40
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    33And when the multitudes heard it, they were astonished at his teaching.

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    16And fear took hold on all: and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet is arisen among us: and, God hath visited his people.

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    54laying wait for him, to catch something out of his mouth.

  • John 7:13
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    48And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a robber, with swords and staves to seize me?

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    47The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many signs.

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    49And when they that were about him saw what would follow, they said, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?

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    26Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them, [but] without violence; for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.

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    15Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might ensnare him in [his] talk.