But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”
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But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”
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But if we shall say, Of men, all the people will stone vs: for they be perswaded that Iohn was a Prophet.
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- Matthew 21:26 But if we say, ‘From men,’ we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.”
- Matthew 11:9 But why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet.
- Matthew 14:5 When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
- Matthew 21:46 When they sought to seize him, they feared the multitudes, because they considered him to be a prophet.
- Matthew 26:5 But they said, “Not during the feast, lest a riot occur among the people.”
- Mark 12:12 They tried to seize him, but they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spoke the parable against them. They left him, and went away.
- Luke 1:76 And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways,
- Luke 7:26-29 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’ “For I tell you, among those who are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptizer, yet he who is least in God’s Kingdom is greater than he.” When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they declared God to be just, having been baptized with John’s baptism.
- John 10:41 Many came to him. They said, “John indeed did no sign, but everything that John said about this man is true.”
- Acts 5:26 Then the captain went with the officers, and brought them without violence, for they were afraid that the people might stone them.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Whether from heaven, or of men; in this, no…
Whether from heaven, or of men; in this, no doubt, they told an untruth: but they chose rather to sacrifice their consciences than their interest, and pretend ignorance rather than profess the truth, when they saw they should be put to confusion, or be exposed to the resentments of the people.
Whether from heaven, or of men; in this, no doubt, they told an untruth: but they chose rather to sacrifice their consciences than their interest, and pretend ignorance rather than profess the truth, when they saw they should be put to confusion, or be exposed to the resentments of the people.
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luk 20:8And Jesus said unto them,.... Since they would not give him a direct answer to his question:
neither tell I you by what authority I do these things; nor was there any need of it; they might easily perceive by what he had said, from whence he professed to have received his authority, from God, and not men; See Gill on Mat 21:27.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 6. all the people will stone us] The word…
6. all the people will stone us] The word is a strong compound— katalithasei—used here only—‘will stone us to death. Herod had been daunted by the same dread, Mat_14:5; Jos. Antt. xviii. 5, § 2. It illustrates the furious bursts of fanaticism to which the Jews were liable (Joh_8:59; Joh_10:31, &c.).
persuaded] Rather, firmly convinced. The tense implies an unalterable conclusion.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (6) All the people will stone us.—St. Luke gives…
(6) All the people will stone us.—St. Luke gives the more vivid utterance in place of the more general “we fear the people” in the other Gospels. As indicating the readiness of the people of Jerusalem to proceed to extremities of this kind, we may refer to their treatment of our Lord (Joh_8:59; Joh_10:31) and Stephen (Act_7:58-59).
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 20:6 the people will stone us: Stoning was the…
20:6 the people will stone us: Stoning was the penalty for blasphemy (Lev 24:14-15), idolatry (Lev 20:2; Deut 13:10), and other sins of defiance against God. The people might have regarded rejection of an authentic prophet as blasphemy deserving of stoning.
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