Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Matthew 21:46 in English Standard Version "And although they were seeking to arrest him, they feared the crowds, because they held him to be a prophet." Mt 21:11 And the crowds said, “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.” Mt 21:26 But if we say, ‘From man,’ we are afraid of the crowd, for they all hold that John was a prophet.” Mt 26:4 and plotted together in order to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him. Mr 11:18 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. Lu 19:47 And he was teaching daily in the temple. The chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people were seeking to destroy him, Joh 7:25 Some of the people of Jerusalem therefore said, “Is not this the man whom they seek to kill? Joh 7:30 So they were seeking to arrest him, but no one laid a hand on him, because his hour had not yet come. Joh 7:44 Some of them wanted to arrest him, but no one laid hands on him.