Luke 20:6

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

But if we say that John’s baptism was from someone else, the people will stone us to death. They all believe that John was a prophet.”

Cross References

Matthew 21:26

But we can’t say John’s baptism was from someone else. We are afraid of the people, because they all believe John was a prophet.”

Matthew 11:9

So what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, John is a prophet. But I tell you, he is more than that.

Acts 5:26

The captain and his men went out and brought the apostles back. But the soldiers did not use force, because they were afraid of the people. They were afraid the people would stone them to death.

John 10:41

and many people came to him. They said, “John never did any miraculous signs, but everything John said about this man is true.”

Luke 1:76

“Now you, little boy, will be called a prophet of the Most High God. You will go first before the Lord to prepare the way for him.

Mark 12:12

When these Jewish leaders heard this story, they knew it was about them. They wanted to find a way to arrest Jesus, but they were afraid of what the crowd would do. So they left him and went away.

Matthew 26:5

They said, “We cannot arrest Jesus during Passover. We don’t want the people to become angry and cause a riot.”

Matthew 21:46

They wanted to find a way to arrest Jesus. But they were afraid to do anything, because the people believed that Jesus was a prophet.

Matthew 14:5

Herod wanted to kill him, but he was afraid of the people. They believed that John was a prophet.

Luke 7:30

But the Pharisees and experts in the law refused to accept God’s plan for themselves; they did not let John baptize them.)

Luke 20:5

The priests, the teachers of the law, and the Jewish leaders all talked about this. They said to each other, “If we answer, ‘John’s baptism was from God,’ then he will say, ‘Then why did you not believe John?’

Luke 20:7

So they answered, “We don’t know the answer.”