Matthew 21:46

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Although they were looking for a way to arrest him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded him as a prophet.

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  • Matt 21:11 : 11 The crowds answered, 'This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.'
  • Matt 21:26 : 26 But if we say, 'From men,' we fear the crowd, because everyone considers John to be a prophet.
  • Luke 7:16 : 16 Fear took hold of everyone, and they glorified God, saying, 'A great prophet has risen among us!' and 'God has visited His people!'
  • Luke 7:39 : 39 When the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he said to himself, 'If this man were a prophet, He would know who and what kind of woman is touching Him—she is a sinner.'
  • John 7:7 : 7 'The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me, because I testify about it that its works are evil.'
  • John 7:40-41 : 40 When some in the crowd heard these words, they said, 'Truly, this is the Prophet.' 41 Others said, 'This is the Messiah.' But some asked, 'Surely, the Messiah doesn’t come from Galilee, does He?
  • Acts 2:22 : 22 Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with miracles, wonders, and signs that God did through Him among you, as you yourselves know—
  • 2 Sam 12:7-9 : 7 Then Nathan said to David, "You are the man! This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: 'I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul. 8 'I gave you your master’s house and your master’s wives into your arms. I also gave you the house of Israel and Judah. And if all this had been too little, I would have given you even more. 9 Why did you despise the word of the Lord by doing what is evil in His eyes? You struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and took his wife to be your own. You killed him with the sword of the Ammonites! 10 Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house because you despised me and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.' 11 This is what the Lord says: 'Look, I am going to bring disaster upon you from within your own household. I will take your wives before your very eyes and give them to someone close to you, who will sleep with them in broad daylight. 12 You did it in secret, but I will make this happen in front of all Israel and in broad daylight.' 13 Then David said to Nathan, 'I have sinned against the Lord.' Nathan replied, 'The Lord has taken away your sin; you will not die.
  • Prov 9:7-9 : 7 Whoever corrects a mocker invites insult; whoever rebukes a wicked person incurs abuse. 8 Do not rebuke a mocker, or they will hate you; rebuke a wise person, and they will love you. 9 Instruct the wise, and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous, and they will add to their learning.
  • Prov 15:12 : 12 A mocker resents correction; he will not consult the wise.
  • Isa 29:1 : 1 Woe to Ariel, Ariel, the city where David camped! Add year upon year; let the festivals continue.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 20:19-20
    2 verses
    80%

    19The 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.

    20They watched him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere, so that they might trap him in something he said and hand him over to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.

  • Mark 12:12
    79%

    12They 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.

  • Mark 14:46
    78%

    46Then they laid hands on him and arrested him.

  • John 7:44
    78%

    44But some of them wanted to seize Him, yet no one laid a hand on Him.

  • Matt 21:45
    77%

    45When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they knew he was speaking about them.

  • Matt 14:5
    77%

    5Though Herod wanted to kill him, he feared the crowd because they considered John to be a prophet.

  • Luke 22:2
    77%

    2The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to kill him because they were afraid of the people.

  • Mark 11:18
    77%

    18The chief priests and the scribes heard this and began seeking a way to destroy him. They were afraid of him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.

  • John 7:30
    76%

    30They tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him because His hour had not yet come.

  • Mark 11:32
    75%

    32But if we say, 'From men,' they were afraid of the crowd, for everyone regarded John as truly a prophet.

  • Matt 21:26
    75%

    26But if we say, 'From men,' we fear the crowd, because everyone considers John to be a prophet.

  • John 10:39
    74%

    39Once again they tried to seize him, but he escaped their grasp.

  • Matt 21:11
    73%

    11The crowds answered, 'This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.'

  • John 11:57
    72%

    57Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where he was, they should report it so that they could arrest him.

  • John 7:32
    72%

    32The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things about Him, so the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.

  • Matt 26:55
    72%

    55At that time, Jesus said to the crowd, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as if I were a robber? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.

  • Luke 20:26
    72%

    26They were unable to trap him in his words in front of the people, and amazed at his answer, they became silent.

  • Matt 26:5
    72%

    5But they said, "Not during the feast, so that there won't be a riot among the people."

  • John 8:20
    72%

    20He spoke these words while teaching in the temple treasury. Yet no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come.

  • Luke 9:45
    71%

    45But they did not understand what this meant; it was hidden from them so that they could not grasp it, and they were afraid to ask him about it.

  • Mark 9:32
    71%

    32But they did not understand what he meant and were afraid to ask him about it.

  • Acts 6:12
    71%

    12They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes. They came upon him, seized him, and brought him to the council.

  • Luke 20:40
    71%

    40And they no longer dared to ask him anything.

  • John 6:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    14When the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, 'This truly is the Prophet who is to come into the world.'

    15Knowing that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by himself.

  • John 7:40
    71%

    40When some in the crowd heard these words, they said, 'Truly, this is the Prophet.'

  • John 7:25
    70%

    25Then some of the people of Jerusalem began to say, 'Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?

  • Mark 14:2
    70%

    2But they said, "Not during the feast, so that there won't be an uproar among the people."

  • Matt 22:33
    70%

    33When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.

  • Luke 20:6
    70%

    6But if we say, "From men," all the people will stone us, since they are convinced that John was a prophet.'

  • Luke 20:1
    70%

    1One day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and proclaiming the good news, the chief priests and the scribes, together with the elders, came up to him.

  • Luke 7:16
    70%

    16Fear took hold of everyone, and they glorified God, saying, 'A great prophet has risen among us!' and 'God has visited His people!'

  • Matt 16:14
    70%

    14They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets."

  • Luke 19:48
    70%

    48But they could not find a way to do it, because all the people were clinging to him, listening to what he said.

  • Matt 21:39
    70%

    39So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.

  • Mark 3:21
    70%

    21When His family heard about this, they went out to take charge of Him, saying, "He is out of His mind."

  • Luke 11:54
    69%

    54lying in wait to catch Him in something He might say, to accuse Him.

  • John 7:13
    69%

    13Yet no one was speaking openly about Him for fear of the Jews.

  • Matt 12:16
    69%

    16He warned them not to make Him known.

  • Matt 21:15
    69%

    15When the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the temple, 'Hosanna to the Son of David!' they became indignant

  • Mark 14:48
    69%

    48Jesus said to them, "Have you come out with swords and clubs to capture me as if I were a robber?

  • John 11:47-48
    2 verses
    69%

    47So the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council and said, 'What are we going to do since this man is performing so many signs?'

    48If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our temple and our nation.

  • John 12:42
    69%

    42Nevertheless, many even among the rulers believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees, they did not confess Him, so that they would not be expelled from the synagogue.

  • Matt 22:41
    69%

    41While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,

  • Luke 22:49
    69%

    49When those around Jesus saw what was about to happen, they said, "Lord, should we strike with our swords?"

  • Mark 6:20
    69%

    20For 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.

  • Acts 5:26
    69%

    26At that, the captain went with his officers and brought the apostles, but without force, because they feared the people might stone them.

  • Matt 22:15
    68%

    15Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might trap him in his words.