⁶ But if we say, ‘Of human origin,’ all the people^(A) will stone us, because they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”^(B)

²⁶ But if we say, ‘Of human origin’—we are afraid of the people, for they all hold that John was a prophet.”^(A)

⁹ Then what did you go out to see? A prophet?^(A) Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

²⁶ At that, the captain went with his officers and brought the apostles. They did not use force, because they feared that the people^(A) would stone them.

⁴¹ and many people came to him. They said, “Though John never performed a sign,^(A) all that John said about this man was true.”^(B)