But if we say, ‘From man,’ we are afraid of the crowd, for they all hold that John was a prophet.”
Mark 12:12 - English Standard Version 2016 And they were seeking to arrest him but feared the people, for they perceived that he had told the parable against them. So they left him and went away. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And they were trying to get hold of Him, but they were afraid of the people, for they knew that He spoke this parable with reference to and against them. So they left Him and departed. [Isa. 5:1-7.] American Standard Version (1901) And they sought to lay hold on him; and they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spake the parable against them: and they left him, and went away. Common English Bible They wanted to arrest Jesus because they knew that he had told the parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd, so they left him and went away. Catholic Public Domain Version And they sought to take hold of him, but they feared the crowd. For they knew that he had spoken this parable about them. And leaving him behind, they went away. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they sought to lay hands on him, but they feared the people. For they knew that he spoke this parable to them. And leaving him, they went their way. |
But if we say, ‘From man,’ we are afraid of the crowd, for they all hold that John was a prophet.”
And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and were seeking a way to destroy him, for they feared him, because all the crowd was astonished at his teaching.
But shall we say, ‘From man’?”—they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John really was a prophet.
The scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him at that very hour, for they perceived that he had told this parable against them, but they feared the people.
But if we say, ‘From man,’ all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”
Some of the people of Jerusalem therefore said, “Is not this the man whom they seek to kill?
So they were seeking to arrest him, but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come.