But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the multitude; for all hold that John was a prophet.”
Mark 12:12 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) And they tried to arrest him, but feared the multitude, for they perceived that he had told the parable against them; so they left him and went away. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And they were trying to get hold of Him, but they were afraid of the people, for they knew that He spoke this parable with reference to and against them. So they left Him and departed. [Isa. 5:1-7.] American Standard Version (1901) And they sought to lay hold on him; and they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spake the parable against them: and they left him, and went away. Common English Bible They wanted to arrest Jesus because they knew that he had told the parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd, so they left him and went away. Catholic Public Domain Version And they sought to take hold of him, but they feared the crowd. For they knew that he had spoken this parable about them. And leaving him behind, they went away. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they sought to lay hands on him, but they feared the people. For they knew that he spoke this parable to them. And leaving him, they went their way. |
But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the multitude; for all hold that John was a prophet.”
And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and sought a way to destroy him; for they feared him, because all the multitude was astonished at his teaching.
But shall we say, ‘From men’?”—they were afraid of the people, for all held that John was a real prophet.
The scribes and the chief priests tried to lay hands on him at that very hour, but they feared the people; for they perceived that he had told this parable against them.
But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us; for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”
Some of the people of Jerusalem therefore said, “Is not this the man whom they seek to kill?
So they sought to arrest him; but no one laid hands on him, because his hour had not yet come.