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They looked for a way to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd because the people held that he was a prophet.
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Matthew 21:46 in Other Translations
KJV
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But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.
ESV
46
And although they were seeking to arrest him, they feared the crowds, because they held him to be a prophet.
NLT
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They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowds, who considered Jesus to be a prophet.
MSG
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They wanted to arrest Jesus and put him in jail, but, intimidated by public opinion, they held back. Most people held him to be a prophet of God.
CSB
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Although they were looking for a way to arrest Him, they feared the crowds, because they regarded Him as a prophet.
Matthew 21:46 In-Context
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Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.”
45
When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus’ parables, they knew he was talking about them.
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They looked for a way to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd because the people held that he was a prophet.
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S ver 11,26
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