Nobody outside the group dared join them, even though the people spoke highly of them.

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."

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

But if we say, 'From human beings,' this whole crowd here will stone us, because they are convinced that John was a prophet."

The teachers of the Law and the chief priests tried to arrest Jesus on the spot, because they knew that he had told this parable against them; but they were afraid of the people.

The chief priests and the teachers of the Law were afraid of the people, and so they were trying to find a way of putting Jesus to death secretly.