Luke 20:6 Cross References - Moffatt

⁶ And if we say, 'From men,' the whole of the people will stone us, for they are convinced John was a prophet."

⁹ Come, why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a prophet.

⁵ He was anxious to kill him but he was afraid of the people, for they held John to be a prophet.

²⁶ And if we say, 'From men,' we are afraid of the crowd, for they all hold that John was a prophet."

⁴⁶ they tried to get hold of him, but they were afraid of the crowds, as the crowds held him to be a prophet.

⁵ "Only," they said, "it must not be during the festival, in case of a riot among the people."

¹² Then they tried to get hold of him, but they were afraid of the multitude. They knew he had meant the parable for them. So they left him and went away.

⁷⁶ And you, my child, shall be called a prophet of the Most High; for you shall go in front of the Lord to make his ways ready,

²⁶ Come, what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and far more than a prophet. ²⁷ This is he of whom it is written, Here I send my messenger before your face, to prepare the way for you. ²⁸ I tell you, among the sons of women there is none greater than John, and yet the least in the Realm of God is greater than he is." ²⁹ (On hearing this all the people and the taxgatherers acknowledged the justice of God, as they had been baptized with the baptism of John;

⁴¹ and many came to him, saying, "John did not perform any Sign, but all he ever said about this man was true."

²⁶ At this the commander went off with the attendants and fetched them — but without using violence, for fear that the people would pelt them with stones.