Mark 12:12

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.]

Cross References

Matthew 21:26

But if we say, From men–we are afraid of and must reckon with the multitude, for they all regard John as a prophet.

Matthew 22:22

When they heard it they were amazed and marveled; and they left Him and departed.

Mark 11:18

And the chief priests and the scribes heard [of this] and kept seeking some way to destroy Him, for they feared Him, because the entire multitude was struck with astonishment at His teaching.

Mark 11:32

But [on the other hand] can we say, From men? For they were afraid of the people, because everybody considered and held John actually to be a prophet.

Luke 20:19

The scribes and the chief priests desired and tried to find a way to arrest Him at that very hour, but they were afraid of the people; for they discerned that He had related this parable against them.

Luke 20:6

But if we answer, From men, all the people will stone us to death, for they are long since firmly convinced that John was a prophet.

John 7:25

Then some of the Jerusalem people said, Is not this the Man they seek to kill?

John 7:30

Therefore they were eager to arrest Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, for His hour (time) had not yet come.

John 7:44

Some of them wanted to arrest Him, but no one [ventured and] laid hands on Him.