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"But if we say,‘From people,’ we fear the crowd, for they all consider John to be a prophet.”"
— Matthew 21:26, NET Bible
“But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.”
“But if we shall say, From men; we fear the multitude; for all hold John as a prophet. ”
“But if we say, 'From men,' we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet."”
“If we shall say, from heaven, he will say to us: Why then did you not believe him? But if we shall say, from men, we are afraid of the multitude: for all held John as a prophet.”
“But if we say, From men; we are in fear of the people, because all take John to be a prophet.”
“But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.”
The Authority of Jesus Now after Jesus entered the temple courts, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching and said,“By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”
Jesus answered them,“I will also ask you one question. If you answer me then I will also tell you by what authority I do these things.
Where did John’s baptism come from? From heaven or from people?” They discussed this among themselves, saying,“If we say,‘From heaven,’ he will say,‘Then why did you not believe him?’
But if we say,‘From people,’ we fear the crowd, for they all consider John to be a prophet.”
So they answered Jesus,“We don’t know.” Then he said to them,“Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
The Parable of the Two Sons“What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said,‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’
The boy answered,‘I will not.’ But later he had a change of heart and went.