Matthew 21:26

WEB

²⁶But if we say, ‘From men,’ we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.”

KJV

²⁶But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.

BSB

²⁶But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”

FBV

²⁶But if we say, ‘It was from human beings,’ then the crowd will turn against us,^[+] because they all consider John to be a prophet.”

Related Resources

Gospel of Matthew Summary: A Complete Animated Overview (Part 2) - BibleProject
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Extra References

Mark 6:20

²⁰for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and kept him safe. When he heard him, he did many things, and he heard him gladly.

John 5:35

³⁵He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.

Matthew 21:46

⁴⁶When they sought to seize him, they feared the multitudes, because they considered him to be a prophet.

Matthew 14:5

⁵When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

Matthew 11:9

⁹But why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet.

Mark 12:12

¹²They tried to seize him, but they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spoke the parable against them. They left him and went away.

Acts 5:26

²⁶Then the captain went with the officers, and brought them without violence, for they were afraid that the people might stone them.

Luke 22:2

²The chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him to death, for they feared the people.

John 9:22

²²His parents said these things because they feared the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if any man would confess him as Christ, he would be put out of the synagogue.

Luke 20:6

⁶But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”