Mat 14:5, 21:26, Luk 7:29 | ISV | STEP | Although Herod wanted to kill him, he was afraid of the crowd, since they regarded John as a prophet.

Matthew 14:5

5 Although Herod ^{▼▼Lit. he} wanted to kill him, he was afraid of the crowd, since they regarded John ^{▼▼Lit. him} as a prophet.Matt 21:26; Luke 20:6

Matthew 21:26

26 But if we say, ‘From humans,’ we are afraid of the crowd, for all regard John as a prophet.”Matt 14:5; Mark 6:20; Luke 20:6

Luke 7:29

29 All the people who heard this, including the tax collectors, acknowledged the justice of God, ^{▼▼Or acknowledged God's judgment} for they had been baptized with John's baptism.Matt 3:5; Luke 3:12