²⁶ But if we say, ‘Of human origin,’ we are afraid of the crowd, for all regard John as a prophet.”^(A)

²⁰ for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he protected him. When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed,^[a] and yet he liked to listen to him.^(A)

³⁵ He was a burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.^(A)

⁴⁶ They wanted to arrest him, but they feared the crowds, because they regarded him as a prophet.^(A)

⁵ Though Herod^[a] wanted to put him to death, he feared the crowd, because they regarded him as a prophet.^(A)

⁹ What, then, did you go out to see? A prophet?^[a] Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.^(A)

²⁶ Then the captain went with the temple police and brought them, but without violence, for they were afraid of being stoned by the people.^(A)

⁴¹ Many came to him, and they were saying, “John performed no sign, but everything that John said about this man was true.”^{(A) 42} And many believed in him there.^(B)

²² His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews, for the Jews had already agreed that anyone who confessed Jesus^[a] to be the Messiah^[b] would be put out of the synagogue.^(A)

² The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus^[a] to death, for they were afraid of the people.^(A)