Matthew 21:46

God's Word

They wanted to arrest him but were afraid of the crowds, who thought he was a prophet.

Cross References

Proverbs 15:12

A mocker does not appreciate a warning. He will not go to wise people.

Isaiah 29:1

How horrible it will be for you Ariel, Ariel, the city where David camped. Let year after year go by. Let your annual festivals go on.

Matthew 21:11

The crowd answered, “This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee.”

Matthew 21:26

But if we say, ‘from humans,’ we’re afraid of what the crowd might do. All those people think of John as a prophet.”

Matthew 21:45

When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his illustrations, they knew that he was talking about them.

Matthew 22:1

Again Jesus used stories as illustrations when he spoke to them. He said,

Mark 11:18

When the chief priests and the experts in Moses’ Teachings heard him, they looked for a way to kill him. They were afraid of him because he amazed all the crowds with his teaching.

Luke 7:16

Everyone was struck with fear and praised God. They said, “A great prophet has appeared among us,” and “God has taken care of his people.”

Luke 7:39

The Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this and thought, “If this man really were a prophet, he would know what sort of woman is touching him. She’s a sinner.”

John 7:30

The Jews tried to arrest him but couldn’t because his time had not yet come.

John 7:7

The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I say that what everyone does is evil.

Acts 2:22

“Men of Israel, listen to what I say: Jesus from Nazareth was a man whom God brought to your attention. You know that through this man God worked miracles, did amazing things, and gave signs.