Matthew 21:46
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordBut when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.
— Matthew 21:46, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
When they sought to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, because they took him for a prophet.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And when they sought to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, because they took him for a prophet.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
and seeking to lay hold on him, they feared the multitudes, seeing they were holding him as a prophet.