“But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.”
Matthew 21:26 (KJV)
Context Reading
24And Jesus answered and said unto them,I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things. 25The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men?And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him? 26But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet. 27And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them,Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. 28¶ But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.