Matthew 14:5
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordAnd when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
— Matthew 14:5, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
and, willing to kill him, he feared the multitude, because as a prophet they were holding him.