Matthew 21:46
They looked for a way to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd because the people held that he was a prophet.
In context
43 “Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit. 44 Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.”
45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus’ parables, they knew he was talking about them. 46 They looked for a way to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd because the people held that he was a prophet.
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- KJV King James Version
— Matthew 21:46 in the KJV
But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Matthew 21:46 in the ESV
And although they were seeking to arrest him, they feared the crowds, because they held him to be a prophet.