Matthew 21:46

46Although they wanted to arrest him, they were afraid of the crowds, for they considered him a prophet.Matt 21:11; Luke 7:16; John 7:40

Luke 7:16

16Fear gripped everyone, and they began to praise God, saying, “A great prophet has appeared among us,” and “God has helped his people.”Luke 1:65, 68; 24:19; John 4:19; 6:14; 9:17

John 6:14

14When the people saw the sign
Other mss. read signs
that he had done, they kept saying, “Truly this is the Prophet who was to come into the world!”Gen 49:10; Deut 18:15, 18; Matt 11:3; John 1:21; 7:40

John 6:40

40For this is my Father's will, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him to life on the last day.”John 3:15-16; 4:14

John 9:16

16Some of the Pharisees began to remark, “This man is not from God because he does not keep the Sabbath.”

But others were saying, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was a division among them.John 3:2; 9:33; 10:19

John 10:19

19Once again there was a division among the Jews
I.e. Jewish leaders
because of these words.John 7:43; 9:16
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