26but if we should say, Of men, we fear the crowd, for all hold John for a prophet.


In Context

23 And when he came into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, saying, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?

24 And Jesus answering said to them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things:

25 The baptism of John, whence was it? of heaven or of men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying, If we should say, Of heaven, he will say to us, Why then have ye not believed him?

26 but if we should say, Of men, we fear the crowd, for all hold John for a prophet.

27 And answering Jesus they said, We do not know. He also said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

28 But what think ye? A man had two children, and coming to the first he said, Child, go to-day, work in my vineyard.

Matthew 21:26 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:26But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:26They discussed it among themselves and said, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask, 'Then why didn't you believe him?' But if we say, 'From men'--we are afraid of the people, for they all hold that John was a prophet."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:26If we shall say, from heaven, he will say to us: Why then did you not believe him? But if we shall say, from men, we are afraid of the multitude: for all held John as a prophet.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:26But if we shall say, From men; we fear the multitude; for all hold John as a prophet.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:26But if we shall say, From men; we fear the multitude; for all hold John as a prophet.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:26But if we shall say, From men; we fear the people: for all hold John as a prophet.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:26But if we say, 'From men,' we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:26and if we should say, From men, we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:26But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.