A mocker doesn’t love one who corrects him; he will not consult the wise.
Matthew 21:46 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Although they were looking for a way to arrest him, they feared the crowds, because the people regarded him as a prophet. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And although they were trying to arrest Him, they feared the throngs because they regarded Him as a prophet. American Standard Version (1901) And when they sought to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, because they took him for a prophet. Common English Bible They were trying to arrest him, but they feared the crowds, who thought he was a prophet. Catholic Public Domain Version And though they sought to take hold of him, they feared the crowds, because they held him to be a prophet. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And seeking to lay hands on him, they feared the multitudes: because they held him as a prophet. |
A mocker doesn’t love one who corrects him; he will not consult the wise.
Woe to Ariel, Ariel, the city where David camped! Continue year after year; let the festivals recur.
The crowds were saying, ‘This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee.’
But if we say, “Of human origin,” we’re afraid of the crowd, because everyone considers John to be a prophet.’
When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they knew he was speaking about them.
The chief priests and the scribes heard it and started looking for a way to kill him. For they were afraid of him, because the whole crowd was astonished by his teaching.
Then fear came over everyone, and they glorified God, saying, ‘A great prophet has risen among us,’ and ‘God has visited his people.’
When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, ‘This man, if he were a prophet, would know who and what kind of woman this is who is touching him #– #she’s a sinner! ’
Then they tried to seize him. Yet no one laid a hand on him because his hour had not yet come.
The world cannot hate you, but it does hate me because I testify about it #– #that its works are evil.
‘Fellow Israelites, listen to these words: This Jesus of Nazareth was a man attested to you by God with miracles, wonders, and signs that God did among you through him, just as you yourselves know.