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Matthew 21:26

But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”

Matthew 21:26 BSB

Matthew 21:26 has 14 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 1 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Mark 6:20 (4 votes) and Matthew 11:9 (3 votes). 29 other verses point back to it. It links with 9 other books, from Genesis 22 to 1 Corinthians 3.

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Which verses does Matthew 21:26 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Mark 6:204 votes

    because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. When he heard John’s words, he was greatly perplexed; yet he listened to him gladly.

  2. Matthew 11:93 votes

    What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

  3. Matthew 14:53 votes

    Although Herod wanted to kill John, he was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a prophet.

  4. Matthew 21:463 votes

    Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.

  5. John 5:353 votes

    John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.

  6. Isaiah 57:112 votes

    Whom have you dreaded and feared, so that you lied and failed to remember Me or take this to heart? Is it not because I have long been silent that you do not fear Me?

  7. Mark 11:322 votes

    But if we say, ‘From men’...” they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John truly was a prophet.

  8. Mark 12:122 votes

    At this, the leaders sought to arrest Jesus, for they knew that He had spoken this parable against them. But fearing the crowd, they left Him and went away.

  9. Luke 20:62 votes

    But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”

  10. Luke 20:192 votes

    When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.

  11. Luke 22:22 votes
  12. John 9:222 votes
  13. John 10:41–422 votes
  14. Acts 5:262 votes

Which verses point to Matthew 21:26?

The 10 strongest of 29.