Matthew 21:46

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowds, because the crowds regarded him as a prophet.

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  • Matt 21:11 : 11 And the crowds were saying,“This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee.”
  • Matt 21:26 : 26 But if we say,‘From people,’ we fear the crowd, for they all consider John to be a prophet.”
  • Luke 7:16 : 16 Fear seized them all, and they began to glorify God, saying,“A great prophet has appeared among us!” and“God has come to help his people!”
  • Luke 7:39 : 39 Now 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 this is who is touching him, that she is a sinner.”
  • John 7:7 : 7 The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I am testifying about it that its deeds are evil.
  • John 7:40-41 : 40 Differing Opinions About Jesus When they heard these words, some of the crowd began to say,“This really is the Prophet!” 41 Others said,“This is the Christ!” But still others said,“No, for the Christ doesn’t come from Galilee, does he?
  • Acts 2:22 : 22 “Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man clearly attested to you by God with powerful deeds, wonders, and miraculous signs that God performed among you through him, just as you yourselves know–
  • 2 Sam 12:7-9 : 7 Nathan said to David,“You are that man! This is what the LORD God of Israel has said:‘I chose you to be king over Israel and I rescued you from the hand of Saul. 8 I gave you your master’s house, and put your master’s wives into your arms. I also gave you the house of Israel and Judah. And if all that somehow seems insignificant, I would have given you so much more as well! 9 Why have you shown contempt for the LORD’s decrees by doing evil in my sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and you have taken his wife to be your own wife! You have killed him with the sword of the Ammonites. 10 So now the sword will never depart from your house. For you have despised me by taking the wife of Uriah the Hittite as your own!’ 11 This is what the LORD has said:‘I am about to bring disaster on you from inside your own household! Right before your eyes I will take your wives and hand them over to your companion. He will go to bed with your wives in broad daylight! 12 Although you have acted in secret, I will do this thing before all Israel, and in broad daylight.’” 13 Then David exclaimed to Nathan,“I have sinned against the LORD!” Nathan replied to David,“Yes, and the LORD has forgiven your sin. You are not going to die.
  • Prov 9:7-9 : 7 Whoever corrects a mocker is asking for insult; whoever reproves a wicked person receives abuse. 8 Do not reprove a mocker or he will hate you; reprove a wise person and he will love you. 9 Give instruction to a wise person, and he will become wiser still; teach a righteous person and he will add to his learning.
  • Prov 15:12 : 12 The scorner will not love one who corrects him; he will not go to the wise.
  • Isa 29:1 : 1 Ariel is Besieged Ariel is as good as dead– Ariel, the town David besieged! Keep observing your annual rituals; celebrate your festivals on schedule.

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  • Luke 20:19-20
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    19Then the experts in the law and the chief priests wanted to arrest him that very hour, because they realized he had told this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people.

    20Paying Taxes to Caesar Then they watched him carefully and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They wanted to take advantage of what he might say so that they could deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.

  • Mark 12:12
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    12Now they wanted to arrest him(but they feared the crowd), because they realized that he told this parable against them. So they left him and went away.

  • Mark 14:46
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    46Then they took hold of him and arrested him.

  • John 7:44
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    44Some of them were wanting to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him.

  • Matt 21:45
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    45When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they realized that he was speaking about them.

  • Matt 14:5
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    5Although Herod wanted to kill John, he feared the crowd because they accepted John as a prophet.

  • Luke 22:2
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    2The chief priests and the experts in the law were trying to find some way to execute Jesus, for they were afraid of the people.

  • Mark 11:18
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    18The chief priests and the experts in the law heard it and they considered how they could assassinate him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed by his teaching.

  • John 7:30
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    30So then they tried to seize Jesus, but no one laid a hand on him, because his time had not yet come.

  • Mark 11:32
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    32But if we say,‘From people–’”(they feared the crowd, for they all considered John to be truly a prophet).

  • Matt 21:26
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    26But if we say,‘From people,’ we fear the crowd, for they all consider John to be a prophet.”

  • John 10:39
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    39Then they attempted again to seize him, but he escaped their clutches.

  • Matt 21:11
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    11And the crowds were saying,“This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth in Galilee.”

  • John 11:57
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    57(Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where Jesus was should report it, so that they could arrest him.)

  • John 7:32
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    32The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things about Jesus, so the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to arrest him.

  • Matt 26:55
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    55At that moment Jesus said to the crowd,“Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest me like you would an outlaw? Day after day I sat teaching in the temple courts, yet you did not arrest me.

  • Luke 20:26
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    26Thus they were unable in the presence of the people to trap him with his own words. And stunned by his answer, they fell silent.

  • Matt 26:5
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    5But they said,“Not during the feast, so that there won’t be a riot among the people.”

  • John 8:20
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    20(Jesus spoke these words near the offering box while he was teaching in the temple courts. No one seized him because his time had not yet come.)

  • Luke 9:45
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    45But they did not understand this statement; its meaning had been concealed from them, so that they could not grasp it. Yet they were afraid to ask him about this statement.

  • Mark 9:32
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    32But they did not understand this statement and were afraid to ask him.

  • Acts 6:12
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    12They incited the people, the elders, and the experts in the law; then they approached Stephen, seized him, and brought him before the council.

  • Luke 20:40
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    40For they did not dare any longer to ask him anything.

  • John 6:14-15
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    14Now when the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus performed, they began to say to one another,“This is certainly the Prophet who is to come into the world.”

    15Then Jesus, because he knew they were going to come and seize him by force to make him king, withdrew again up the mountainside alone.

  • John 7:40
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    40Differing Opinions About Jesus When they heard these words, some of the crowd began to say,“This really is the Prophet!”

  • John 7:25
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    25Questions About Jesus’ Identity Then some of the residents of Jerusalem began to say,“Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?

  • Mark 14:2
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    2For they said,“Not during the feast, so there won’t be a riot among the people.”

  • Matt 22:33
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    33When the crowds heard this, they were amazed at his teaching.

  • Luke 20:6
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    6But if we say,‘From people,’ all the people will stone us, because they are convinced that John was a prophet.”

  • Luke 20:1
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    1The Authority of Jesus Now one day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and the experts in the law with the elders came up

  • Luke 7:16
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    16Fear seized them all, and they began to glorify God, saying,“A great prophet has appeared among us!” and“God has come to help his people!”

  • Matt 16:14
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    14They answered,“Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

  • Luke 19:48
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    48but they could not find a way to do it, for all the people hung on his words.

  • Matt 21:39
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    39So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.

  • Mark 3:21
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    21When his family heard this they went out to restrain him, for they said,“He is out of his mind.”

  • Luke 11:54
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    54plotting against him, to catch him in something he might say.

  • John 7:13
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    13However, no one spoke openly about him for fear of the Jewish leaders.

  • Matt 12:16
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    16But he sternly warned them not to make him known.

  • Matt 21:15
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    15But when the chief priests and the experts in the law saw the wonderful things he did and heard the children crying out in the temple courts,“Hosanna to the Son of David,” they became indignant

  • Mark 14:48
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    48Jesus said to them,“Have you come with swords and clubs to arrest me like you would an outlaw?

  • John 11:47-48
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    47So the chief priests and the Pharisees called the council together and said,“What are we doing? For this man is performing many miraculous signs.

    48If we allow him to go on in this way, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away our sanctuary and our nation.”

  • John 12:42
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    42Nevertheless, even among the rulers many believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they would not confess Jesus to be the Christ, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue.

  • Matt 22:41
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  • Luke 22:49
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    49When those who were around him saw what was about to happen, they said,“Lord, should we use our swords?”

  • Mark 6:20
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    20because Herod stood in awe of John and protected him, since he knew that John was a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard him, he was thoroughly baffled, and yet he liked to listen to John.

  • Acts 5:26
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    26Then the commander of the temple guard went with the officers and brought the apostles without the use of force(for they were afraid of being stoned by the people).

  • Matt 22:15
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    15Paying Taxes to Caesar Then the Pharisees went out and planned together to entrap him with his own words.