And if we say it was just human, everybody will stone us for they're sure John was a prophet.”
So what did you go to see then? A prophet? Yes, and I tell you he is much more than a prophet!
Herod wanted to kill John but he was afraid of the people's reaction for they considered John a prophet.
But if we say, ‘It was from human beings,’ then the crowd will turn against us, because they all consider John to be a prophet.”
They wanted him arrested, but they were afraid of what the people would do because the people believed he was a prophet.
But they said, “Let's not do this during the festival so that the people don't riot.”
The Jewish leaders tried to have him arrested because they realized that the illustration was directed at them, but they were afraid of the crowd. So they left him alone and went away.
Even though you are only a small child, you will be called the prophet of the Most High, for you will go ahead of the Lord to prepare his way,
They talked about it among themselves: “If we say it was from heaven, he'll ask, ‘Then why didn't you believe him?’
So they answered, “We don't know where it came from.”
But the Pharisees and the religious teachers rejected what God wanted them to do, for they had refused to be baptized by John.
Many people came to him, and they said, “John didn't perform miracles, but everything he said about this man has come true.”
So the captain went with his guards and brought them in, but did not use force because they were afraid that the people would stone them.