26But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.
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For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.
But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.
But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.
He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.
And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 23-27)Our Lord Jesus (like St. Paul after him) preached his gospel with much contention ; his first appearance was in a dispute with the doctors in the temple, when he was twelve years old ; and here, just before he died, we have him engaged in controversy. In this sense, he was like Jeremiah, a man of contention; not striving, but striven with . The great contenders with him, were, the chief priests an…
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