"But ifwe say,'From men,'allthe peoplewill stone us to death,for they are convincedthat Johnwas a prophet."
"But whatdid you goout to see?A prophet?Yes,I tellyou, and one who is morethan a prophet.
Although Herod wantedto put him to death,he fearedthe crowd,becausethey regardedJohnas a prophet.
"But ifwe say,'From men,'we fearthe people;for they allregardJohnas a prophet."
When they soughtto seizeHim, they fearedthe people,becausethey consideredHim to be a prophet.
But they were saying,"Not duringthe festival,otherwisea riotmight occuramongthe people."
And they were seekingto seizeHim, and [yet] they fearedthe people,for they understoodthat He spokethe parableagainstthem. And [so] they leftHim and went away.
"And you, child,will be calledthe prophetof the Most High;For you will goon BEFORETHE LORDTO PREPAREHIS WAYS;
They reasonedamongthemselves,saying,"Ifwe say,'From heaven,'He will say,'Whydid you not believehim?'
Sothey answeredthat they did not knowwhere[it came] from.
But the Phariseesand the lawyersrejectedGod'spurposefor themselves,not having been baptizedby John.
Manycameto Him and were saying,"WhileJohnperformednosign,yeteverythingJohnsaidaboutthis manwas true."
Thenthe captainwent alongwith the officersand [proceeded] to bringthem [back] withoutviolence(for they were afraidof the people,that they might be stoned).
