Matthew 21:46

Matthew 21:46 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.
• New International Version (NIV)They looked for a way to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd because the people held that he was a prophet.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And although they were seeking to arrest him, they feared the crowds, because they held him to be a prophet.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But when they sought to lay hands on Him, they feared the multitudes, because they took Him for a prophet.

Context of Matthew 21:46

44Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken. If the stone falls on anyone, it will crush that person.” 45When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his illustrations, they knew that he was talking about them. They wanted to arrest him but were afraid of the crowds, who thought he was a prophet.

Matthew 21:46 word by word

καὶ ζητοῦντες αὐτὸν κρατῆσαι ἐφοβήθησαν τοὺς ὄχλους, ἐπεὶ εἰς προφήτην αὐτὸν εἶχον.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butκαίkai · andG2532
• when they soughtζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
• to lay hands onκρατέωkrateō · to grasp/seizeG2902
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• they fearedφοβέωphobeō · to fearG5399
• the multitudeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the multitudeὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• becauseἐπειδήepeidē · sinceG1894
• they tookἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• forὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• a prophetπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396

Cross-references for Matthew 21:46

• 2 Samuel 12:7“You are the man!” Nathan told David. “This is what the Lord God of Israel says: I anointed you king over Israel and rescued you from Saul.
• Proverbs 9:7Whoever corrects a mocker receives abuse. Whoever warns a wicked person gets hurt.
• Proverbs 15:12A mocker does not appreciate a warning. He will not go to wise people.
• Isaiah 29:1How horrible it will be for you Ariel, Ariel, the city where David camped. Let year after year go by. Let your annual festivals go on.
• John 7:7The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I say that what everyone does is evil.
• Matthew 21:11The crowd answered, “This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee.”
• Luke 7:16Everyone was struck with fear and praised God. They said, “A great prophet has appeared among us,” and “God has taken care of his people.”
• John 7:40After some of the crowd heard Jesus say these words, they said, “This man is certainly the prophet.”
• Acts 2:22“Men of Israel, listen to what I say: Jesus from Nazareth was a man whom God brought to your attention. You know that through this man God worked miracles, did amazing things, and gave signs.

Commentaries on Matthew 21:46

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 46They sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude - Restraining and preventing grace is an excellent blessing, particularly where it leads to repentance and salvation; but he who abstains from certain evils, only through fear of scandal or punishment, has already committed them in his heart, and is guilty before God. The intrepidity of our Lord is worthy of admiration and imitation; in the very face of his most inveterate enemies, he bears a…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33-46Verses 33-46 The parable of the vineyard - This is also recorded in Mark 12:1-12; Luke 20:9-19. Matthew 21:33 Hear another parable - See the notes at Matthew 13:3. A certain householder - See the notes at Matthew 20:1. Planted a vineyard - A place for the cultivation of grapes. It is often used to represent the church of God. as a place cultivated and valuable. Judea was favorable to vines, and the figure is frequently used, therefore, in the sacred…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 33-46Verses 33-46 This parable plainly sets forth the sin and ruin of the Jewish nation; and what is spoken to convict them, is spoken to caution all that enjoy the privileges of the outward church. As men treat God's people, they would treat Christ himself, if he were with them. How can we, if faithful to his cause, expect a favourable reception from a wicked world, or from ungodly professors of Christianity! And let us ask ourselves, whether we who have the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33-46In this story, Jesus refers back to Isaiah 5:1–7. The people of Israel who rejected God's Messiah lost the privilege of being God's people. Now, God has called the Christian community, made up of both Jews and Gentiles (non-Jews), to be his people (see Romans 9:4–8; 11:1–12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4646. But when they sought to lay hands on him--which Luke (Lu 20:19) says they did "the same hour," hardly able to restrain their rage. they feared the multitude--rather, "the multitudes." because they took him for a prophet--just as they feared to say John's baptism was of men, because the masses took him for a prophet (Mt 21:26). Miserable creatures! So, for this time, "they left Him and went their way" (Mr 12:12).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Matthew 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings