Matthew 21:26
seiynge, If we seien of heuene, he schal seie to vs, Whi thanne bileuen ye not to hym? If we seien of men, we dreden the puple, for alle hadden Joon as a prophete.
Wycliffe (portions)
In The King James Version
But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.
In Context
25Of whennys was the baptym of Joon; of heuene, or of men? And thei thouyten with ynne hem silf,
Cross References
Matthew 11:9But what thing wenten ye out to se? a prophete? Yhe, Y seie to you, and more than a prophete.
Matthew 21:46And thei souyten to holde hym, but thei dredden the puple, for thei hadden hym as a prophete.
Mark 11:32if we seien of men, we dreden the puple; for alle men hadden Joon, that he was verili a prophete.
Luke 20:6and if we seien, Of men, al the puple schal stoone vs; for thei ben certeyn, that Joon is a prophete.
Luke 22:2And the princis of preestis and the scribis souyten, hou thei schulden sle Jhesu, but thei dredden the puple.
John 9:22His fader and modir seiden these thingis, for thei dredden the Jewis; for thanne the Jewis hadden conspirid, that if ony man knoulechide hym Crist, he schulde be don out of the synagoge.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 21:24-28
Christ Questioned as to His Authority. 23 And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority? 24 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things. 25 The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we… Read the whole commentary →