Matthew 21:26
21:26 But if we say, ‘From people,’ we fear the crowd, for they all consider John to be a prophet.”
Matthew 21:45-46
21:45 When 1 the chief priests and the Pharisees 2 heard his parables, they realized that he was speaking about them.
21:46 They wanted to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowds, because the crowds 3 regarded him as a prophet.
1 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
2 sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.
3 tn Grk “they”; the referent (the crowds) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Both previous occurrences of “they” in this verse refer to the chief priests and the Pharisees.