Matthew 21:46 - Revised Version 1885

And when they sought to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, because they took him for a prophet.

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But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.

And although they were trying to arrest Him, they feared the throngs because they regarded Him as a prophet.

And when they sought to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, because they took him for a prophet.

They were trying to arrest him, but they feared the crowds, who thought he was a prophet.

And though they sought to take hold of him, they feared the crowds, because they held him to be a prophet.

And seeking to lay hands on him, they feared the multitudes: because they held him as a prophet.