Matthew 21:46

New American Bible - revised edition

And although they were attempting to arrest him, they feared the crowds, for they regarded him as a prophet.

Cross References

Matthew 21:11

And the crowds replied, “This is Jesus the prophet, from Nazareth in Galilee.” The Cleansing of the Temple.

Matthew 21:26

But if we say, ‘Of human origin,’ we fear the crowd, for they all regard John as a prophet.”

Acts 2:22

You who are Israelites, hear these words. Jesus the Nazorean was a man commended to you by God with mighty deeds, wonders, and signs, which God worked through him in your midst, as you yourselves know.

John 7:7

The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I testify to it that its works are evil.

Luke 7:39

When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would know who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, that she is a sinner.”

Luke 7:16

Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, exclaiming, “A great prophet has arisen in our midst,” and “God has visited his people.”

Isaiah 29:1

Ah! Ariel, Ariel, city where David encamped! Let year follow year, and feast follow feast,

Proverbs 15:12

Scoffers do not love reproof; to the wise they will not go.

Matthew 21:45

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

Matthew 22:1

Jesus again in reply spoke to them in parables, saying,

Mark 11:18

The chief priests and the scribes came to hear of it and were seeking a way to put him to death, yet they feared him because the whole crowd was astonished at his teaching.

John 7:30

So they tried to arrest him, but no one laid a hand upon him, because his hour had not yet come.