Matthew 21:46

English Standard Version

46 And although they were seeking to arrest him, they feared the crowds, because they held him to be a prophet. (Mt 21:11; Mt 21:26; Mt 26:4; Mr 11:18; Lu 19:47; Joh 7:25; Joh 7:30; Joh 7:44) 

New International Version

46 They looked for a way to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd because the people held that he was a prophet. 

New International Reader’s Version

46 So they looked for a way to arrest him. But they were afraid of the crowd. The people believed that Jesus was a prophet. 

King James Version

46 But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet. 

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