² But they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar of the people.”

¹⁹ The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, ^(A)“You see that you are accomplishing nothing. Look, the world has gone after Him!”

Who Is He?

⁴⁰ Therefore ^[a]many from the crowd, when they heard this saying, said, “Truly this is ^(A)the Prophet.”

⁶ But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, ^(A)for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”

³² But if we say, ‘From men’ ”—they feared the people, for ^(A)all counted John to have been a prophet indeed.

¹⁸ And ^(A)the scribes and chief priests heard it and sought how they might destroy Him; for they feared Him, because ^(B)all the people were astonished at His teaching.

⁵ But they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar among the ^(A)people.”