“Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.”
Matthew 21:46 (BSB)
Context Reading
44He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.” 45When the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they knew that Jesus was speaking about them. 46Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.