Mark 12:12

New Century Version

The Jewish leaders knew that the story was about them. So they wanted to find a way to arrest Jesus, but they were afraid of the people. So the leaders left him and went away.

Cross References

Mark 11:18

The leading priests and the teachers of the law heard all this and began trying to find a way to kill Jesus. They were afraid of him, because all the people were amazed at his teaching.

John 7:44

Some of them wanted to arrest him, but no one was able to touch him.

John 7:30

When Jesus said this, they tried to seize him. But no one was able to touch him, because it was not yet the right time.

John 7:25

Then some of the people who lived in Jerusalem said, “This is the man they are trying to kill.

Mark 11:32

But if we say, ‘It was from other people,’ the crowd will be against us.” (These leaders were afraid of the people, because all the people believed that John was a prophet.)

Matthew 22:22

When the men heard what Jesus said, they were amazed and left him and went away.

Luke 20:19

The teachers of the law and the leading priests wanted to arrest Jesus at once, because they knew the story was about them. But they were afraid of what the people would do.

Luke 20:6

But if we say, ‘It was from other people,’ all the people will stone us to death, because they believe John was a prophet.”

Matthew 21:26

But if we say, ‘It was from people,’ we are afraid of what the crowd will do because they all believe that John was a prophet.”