Matthew 14:5

Although ¹  Herod ²  wanted to kill John, ³  he feared the crowd because they accepted John as a prophet.

Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they considered him a prophet.

Although Herod wanted to put him to death, he feared the crowd, because they regarded John as a prophet.

Herod would have executed John, but he was afraid of a riot, because all the people believed John was a prophet.

Herod wanted to kill him, but he was afraid because so many people revered John as a prophet of God.

And he would have put him to death, but for his fear of the people, because in their eyes John was a prophet.

Though Herod wanted to put him to death, he feared the crowd, because they regarded him as a prophet.

And although he wanted to put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

Although ¹  Herod ²  wanted to kill John, ³  he feared the crowd because they accepted John as a prophet.

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Herod) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Grk “him” (also in the following phrase, Grk “accepted him”); in both cases the referent (John) has been specified in the translation for clarity.