Matthew 21:26
And if we should say, From men; we are afraid of the multitude, for they all hold John as a prophet.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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
Cross References
Matthew 11:9And if not; what went ye out to see? A prophet? Yes, say I to you, and more than a prophet.
Matthew 21:46And they sought to apprehend him, but were afraid of the multitude, because they accounted him as a prophet.
Mark 11:32But if we should say, From men; there is fear from the people; for they have all held John to be truly a prophet.
Luke 20:6But if we say, From men; all the people will stone us; for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.
Luke 22:2And the chief priests and Scribes sought how they might kill him, for they were afraid of the people.
John 9:22These things said his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had decided, that if any one should confess him to be Messiah, they would expel him from the synagogue.
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 →