But if we say, 'From human beings,' we are afraid of what the people might do, because they are all convinced that John was a prophet."

so they tried to arrest him. But they were afraid of the crowds, who considered Jesus to be a prophet.

"We must not do it during the festival," they said, "or the people will riot."

The Jewish leaders tried to arrest Jesus, because they knew that he had told this parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd, so they left him and went away.

So the officer went off with his men and brought the apostles back. They did not use force, however, because they were afraid that the people might stone them.

"You, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High God. You will go ahead of the Lord to prepare his road for him,

Tell me, what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes indeed, but you saw much more than a prophet.

I tell you," Jesus added, "John is greater than anyone who has ever lived. But the one who is least in the Kingdom of God is greater than John."

Herod wanted to kill him, but he was afraid of the Jewish people, because they considered John to be a prophet.

But if we say, 'From human beings,' we are afraid of what the people might do, because they are all convinced that John was a prophet."

Many people came to him. "John performed no miracles," they said, "but everything he said about this man was true."