Mark 11:18

11:18 The chief priests and the experts in the law ¹  heard it and they considered how they could assassinate ²  him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed by his teaching.

Mark 11:32

11:32 But if we say, ‘From people – ’” (they feared the crowd, for they all considered John to be truly a prophet).

Luke 20:6

20:6 But if we say, ‘From people,’ all the people will stone us, because they are convinced that John was a prophet.”

John 7:40

Differing Opinions About Jesus

7:40 When they heard these words, some of the crowd ³  began to say, “This really ⁴  is the Prophet!” ⁵ 

John 12:19

12:19 Thus the Pharisees ⁶  said to one another, “You see that you can do nothing. Look, the world has run off after him!”

[11:18]  ¹ tn Or “The chief priests and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.

[11:18]  ² tn Grk “how they could destroy him.”

[7:40]  ³ tn Or “The common people” (as opposed to the religious authorities like the chief priests and Pharisees).

[7:40]  ⁴ tn Or “truly.”

[7:40]  ⁵ sn The Prophet is a reference to the “prophet like Moses” of Deut 18:15, by this time an eschatological figure in popular belief.

[12:19]  ⁶ sn See the note on Pharisees in 1:24.