Public Opinion: Feared by Chief Priests, Who Feared to Answer the Questions of Jesus

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

When the chief priests and scribes heard this, they looked for a way to kill Him. For they were afraid of Him, because the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.

But if we say, ‘From men’...” they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John truly was a prophet.

At this, the leaders sought to arrest Jesus, for they knew that He had spoken this parable against them. But fearing the crowd, they left Him and went away.