Mark 11:18,32
Mark 11:18 King James Version (KJV)
And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.
Mark 11:32 King James Version (KJV)
But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.
Mark 11:18 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
And the chief priests and the scribes heard it and were seeking a way to destroy him, for they feared him, because all the crowd was astonished at his teaching.
Mark 11:32 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
But shall we say, ‘From man’?”—they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John really was a prophet.
Mark 11:18 The Message (MSG)
The high priests and religion scholars heard what was going on and plotted how they might get rid of him. They panicked, for the entire crowd was carried away by his teaching.
Mark 11:31-33 The Message (MSG)
They were on the spot, and knew it. They pulled back into a huddle and whispered, “If we say ‘heaven,’ he’ll ask us why we didn’t believe John; if we say ‘humans,’ we’ll be up against it with the people because they all hold John up as a prophet.” They decided to concede that round to Jesus. “We don’t know,” they said. Jesus replied, “Then I won’t answer your question either.”
Mark 11:18 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
The chief priests and the scribes heard this, and began seeking how to destroy Him; for they were afraid of Him, for the whole crowd was astonished at His teaching.
Mark 11:32 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
But shall we say, ‘From men’?”—they were afraid of the people, for everyone considered John to have been a real prophet.
Mark 11:18 New Century Version (NCV)
The leading priests and the teachers of the law heard all this and began trying to find a way to kill Jesus. They were afraid of him, because all the people were amazed at his teaching.
Mark 11:32 New Century Version (NCV)
But if we say, ‘It was from other people,’ the crowd will be against us.” (These leaders were afraid of the people, because all the people believed that John was a prophet.)
Mark 11:18 American Standard Version (ASV)
And the chief priests and the scribes heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, for all the multitude was astonished at his teaching.
Mark 11:32 American Standard Version (ASV)
But should we say, From men—they feared the people: for all verily held John to be a prophet.
Mark 11:18 New International Version (NIV)
The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard this and began looking for a way to kill him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.
Mark 11:32 New International Version (NIV)
But if we say, ‘Of human origin’ …” (They feared the people, for everyone held that John really was a prophet.)
Mark 11:18 New King James Version (NKJV)
And the scribes and chief priests heard it and sought how they might destroy Him; for they feared Him, because all the people were astonished at His teaching.
Mark 11:32 New King James Version (NKJV)
But if we say, ‘From men’ ”—they feared the people, for all counted John to have been a prophet indeed.
Mark 11:18 Amplified Bible (AMP)
The chief priests and the scribes heard this and began searching for a way to destroy Him; for they were afraid of Him, since the entire crowd was struck with astonishment at His teaching.
Mark 11:32 Amplified Bible (AMP)
But shall we say, ‘From men?’ ” —they were afraid [to answer because] of the crowd, for everyone considered John to have been a real prophet.
Mark 11:18 New Living Translation (NLT)
When the leading priests and teachers of religious law heard what Jesus had done, they began planning how to kill him. But they were afraid of him because the people were so amazed at his teaching.
Mark 11:32 New Living Translation (NLT)
But do we dare say it was merely human?” For they were afraid of what the people would do, because everyone believed that John was a prophet.