Matthew 21:46
And they sought to lay hold of him, but feared the multitudes, since they held him as a prophet.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
45And the chief priests and Pharisees, hearing his parables, knew that he spoke of them.
Cross References
Matthew 21:26But if we say, From men, we fear the multitude; for all hold John as a prophet.
Luke 7:39And seeing it, the Pharisee who had bidden him spoke within himself, saying: This man, if he were a prophet, would know who and what sort of woman this is that touches him; for she is a sinner.
John 7:40Some of the multitude therefore, hearing the words, said: Of a truth this is the Prophet.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 21:34-46
The Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen. 33 Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country: 34 And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it. 35 And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. 36 Again, he sent other servants more… Read the whole commentary →